Robert E Lee went from hero to racist icon. White Supremacists chose to sanctify him by making him a symbol of their white racist hatred for non-whites. He did not seek that distinction. Per descendants of three famous men of the Confederacy...
The great great grandson of Robert E Lee, Robert E Lee V in Washington, D.C. said either get rid of the statues or put them in a museum.
Bertram Hayes Davis, great great grandson of Jefferson Davis , said "such statues should be moved to a museum"
Per two great grandsons of Stonewall Jackson. William Jackson Christian and Warren Edmund Christian
"While we are not ashamed of our great grandfather we are ashamed to benefit from white supremacy while our black family and friends suffer. We are ashamed of the monument"
For what it's worth. To accept or reject as you see fit.
