Most Confederate monuments were erected in the 1890s or later; was this reflective of changing attitudes towards the Civil War? As of 2017 per the Washington Post, almost 10% of them were in former Union states, are there theories why this is? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

Most Confederate monuments were erected in the 1890s or later; was this reflective of changing attitudes towards the Civil War? As of 2017 per the Washington Post, almost 10% of them were in former Union states, are there theories why this is?

by td4999

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I've written on the evolution of Confederate statuary before, here, which may be of interest.