To what degree were the Confederate monuments, place names and so on meant to honor them, to promote the Lost Cause myth, or meant to show black Americans who was still in charge?

by Paulie_Gatto

I've always been curious, especially of the latter - was sending a message to those oppressed by Jim Crow a primary purpose of erecting monuments of these Confederate persons? Why were they built in the 19th century, the early 20th or the mid-20th century?

Georgy_K_Zhukov

While it about the Flag, not Monuments, you may find this old AMA on the Confederate Battle Flag to be of interest.

Casiphoner

And as a followup question, what degree of the monuments were built just to honor the fallen soldiers in a terrible civil war?