Protests over Floyd's death in Minneapolis have refocused the country's attention on police brutality and racial injustice. My family also descends from George Washington and John Marshall, the fourth chief justice of the Supreme Court. This is why the city council of Charlottesville voted, a century after it was commissioned, to remove the statue of Robert Edward Lee. Why is the statue of General Lee gone and the statue of General Sherman still there? Yet, this week President Donald Trump has made it his mission to catch and prosecute those who have … Society should generally honor people that society, in general, think should be honored. The question has been debated for several days as statues of controversial historical figures are removed by demonstrators in the United States or the United Kingdom, in particular those of Christopher Columbus. For many people, especially minorities, these statues are a reminder of a very painful past, and glorify the … There are a slew of figures in London from the same period - all involved in some way in slavery - whose statues … Should the statue of Jean-Baptiste Colbert be unbolted before the Assembly? The police killing of George Floyd sparked widespread protests and reignited efforts across the U.S. to remove Confederate and other statues viewed as symbols of slavery and racism. Now there is intense controversy over whether the statue should be removed. Thus, logic would dictate we remove statues of Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, and all other slave-owning political leaders. In several cities, these tributes have been vandalized or torn down by protestors or removed by public officials. We would have statues only of … (The oligarchy was a rather small club back in the day.) And ultimately, it is why the others will come down, too. I’m a descendant of General Robert E. Lee. ... Or, remove the statue of Lee because he was a traitor and a slaver. Why are Confederate statues being removed? And I, along with many other Lee descendants, say: Remove the statues. Why removing historical monuments is a bad idea By Rob Natelson, opinion contributor — 09/20/17 07:40 AM EDT The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill So why are Confederate statues being removed? In the wake of the recent police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and widespread protests against police brutality and systemic racism in America, there are renewed calls for Confederate monuments around the country to come down—from Birmingham, Alabama, where a 52-foot obelisk known as the Confederate Soldiers & Sailors Monument was dismantled on June 1, to …