Why America is wrestling with Confederate monuments

How should Americans remember the past and confront the deep wounds of slavery? The events of recent weeks have intensified a national conversation about Confederate monuments, with calls to remove them from public spaces. William Brangham talks to Peniel Joseph of the University of Texas, W. Fitzhugh Brundage of the University of North Carolina, Pierre McGraw of the Monumental Task Committee.

Confederacy: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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Confederacy: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Why Confederate monuments are coming down
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Why Confederate monuments are coming down

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Nazi Town, USA | Full Documentary | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | PBS

Erasing history?: The debate over Confederate monuments
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Erasing history?: The debate over Confederate monuments

North Carolina residents react to removal of Confederate statue
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North Carolina residents react to removal of Confederate statue

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1500 Years of Russian History in 30 Minutes

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Top 20 Most Quotable Monty Python Moments

Lunch & Learn: Exploring the Lost Cause through Virginia's Confederate Monuments
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Lunch & Learn: Exploring the Lost Cause through Virginia's Confederate Monuments

Heritage and Hate: Mississippi’s State Flag
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Heritage and Hate: Mississippi’s State Flag

Ken Burns: Confederate statues celebrate a false narrative
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Ken Burns: Confederate statues celebrate a false narrative

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Your Phone Is Destroying Your Sense of Meaning | Arthur Brooks [ARC 2026]

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What Does CONFEDERATE CURRENCY Tell Us About the Confederacy??? | American Artifact Episode 26

Full speech: Mitch Landrieu addresses removal of Confederate statues
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Full speech: Mitch Landrieu addresses removal of Confederate statues

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The rise of the post-literate society | DW News

Confederate statues debate rages on in Virginia
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Confederate statues debate rages on in Virginia

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American Indian Boarding Schools: A Small US Town Digs for the Truth | Foreign Correspondent

Southerner Debates Californian About Civil War Confederate Monuments | Face Your Hater | NY Post
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Southerner Debates Californian About Civil War Confederate Monuments | Face Your Hater | NY Post

Stone Ghosts In The South: Confederate Monuments And America's Battle With Itself | NBC News
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Stone Ghosts In The South: Confederate Monuments And America's Battle With Itself | NBC News

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10 Common Slavery Myths

“How to Hide an Empire”: Daniel Immerwahr on the History of the Greater United States
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“How to Hide an Empire”: Daniel Immerwahr on the History of the Greater United States

Confederate statues across the country are being removed
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Confederate statues across the country are being removed

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Self-Pity of the Defeated & ‘Lies Agreed Upon’: The Lost Cause and Memory of the American Civil War

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Understanding the Lost Cause Myth

The 126-year fight to change Mississippi’s Confederate flag
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The 126-year fight to change Mississippi’s Confederate flag

Bomani Jones on Confederate statues returning: It was ‘da bomb’ when protesters toppled
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Bomani Jones on Confederate statues returning: It was ‘da bomb’ when protesters toppled

Why Are There SO Many Confederate Monuments?
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Why Are There SO Many Confederate Monuments?