Abolish Civil War Memorials, Says Mississippi Letter
A Mississippi reader calls for ending memorials to the Civil War and for the Interior Department to stop funding monuments. He recalls Vicksburg and Gettysburg, praises unity in World Wars, and denounces park visitors who glorify the defeated South. He advocates hanging those who insult Union veterans.
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