Remove or Remain? American Attitudes toward Confederate Memorials in the Wake of 2020

Tyler Johnson

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Pages:: 161–181

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004713338_010

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The continued presence of Confederate memorials in American public spaces has been under the microscope over the past decade in the wake of high-profile hate crimes, white supremacist protests, and cases of police brutality. What role might aspects of this timeline play in shifting attitudes toward whether such memorials should be removed or remain in place? Surveys conducted before and after the May 2020 murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police offer preliminary insight into whether recent history (and the memories that remain) spurred changes in feelings toward the future of memorials nationwide, memorials across the South, the Confederate flag, and specific attempts to honor Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Results illustrate that public opinion consistently moved away from support for Confederate memorials from the fall of 2019 to the late summer of 2020, but not always in significant fashion.

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