NATIONAL SCARS: the Albert Pike Monuments

Why is there a monolithic honorary statue in Washington D.C. - maintained by the Federal Government - honoring a confederate general who published a steady polemic of vicious hate speech aga... Read allWhy is there a monolithic honorary statue in Washington D.C. - maintained by the Federal Government - honoring a confederate general who published a steady polemic of vicious hate speech against African Americans during the reconstruction era?Why is there a monolithic honorary statue in Washington D.C. - maintained by the Federal Government - honoring a confederate general who published a steady polemic of vicious hate speech against African Americans during the reconstruction era?