Controversy has been brewing in the US over many Confederate monuments. This has been happening mostly in the South of the Country.
Tensions have gotten so high, that lives have been lost. The removal of such statues has caused a great divide.
The monuments have created two main groups. Those opposed to the removal of statues. Then there are those for the removal of them.
The statues which are considered Confederate have been erected for decades. These monuments are in memory of the Civil War.
It is believed that similar monuments are all over America. But what significance do these monuments hold for the Country.
If not the whole Country, what do they hold for those opposed to their removal?
What about those who want the statues gone? What significance does the removal have for them? Why is there such a rift about this that leads to violence?
American Civil War
The American civil war started in 1861 and concluded in 1865. The seven Southern States better known as the Confederate reportedly started the war.
They fought the Northern States who apparently wouldn’t let them go. The first battle was at a US fort in South Carolina.
The main issues responsible for the war were slavery. The South was for slavery, while the North was against it.
War started since the States involved were at odds and couldn’t unite on the matter. Some believe it was disunion itself that started the war.
Regardless of opinion there was a war and it changed the outlook of America.
