Tag: Monument removal

The Stand Watie Monument, the Lost Cause, and Oklahoma Cherokee Memory of the Civil War

The Stand Watie Monument, the Lost Cause, and Oklahoma Cherokee Memory of the Civil War

In 1921, the United Daughters of the Confederacy erected a monument in Tahlequah, Oklahoma in honor of Stand Watie and the Cherokee soldiers he led, inscribed: “Only full blood indian[sic] Brig. Gen. in the Confederate army. This brave Cherokee with his heroic regiment rendered inestimable services to the Confederate cause ...
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Statue on a marble column with buildings in background.

A Crashing Monument and the Echoes of War

The beeping of construction equipment pierced the morning air. The dull sounds of traffic and commuters interrupted by a backhoe in the middle of the park. Then, a groan and a creak, and the taut cable began its work. The column upon which John C. Calhoun's likeness stood for more ...
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