By Julia Johnson
Thursday,
October
10,
historians
discussed
the
historical
context
and
varied
meanings
of
the
Confederate
monuments
as
part
of
the
Civil
Conversations
series
hosted
by
the
Billings
Public
Library.
The
panel
consisted
of
MSUB
historians,
Dr.
Emily
Arendt
and
Dr.
Joseph
Bryan,
and
RMC
historians
Dr.
Tim
Lehman
and
Dr.
Jenifer
Parks.
Dr.
Keith
Edgerton,
chair
of
the
Department
of
History
at
MSUB
was
a
moderator..
Panellists
was
answering
questions
related
to
the
creation
of
Confederate
monuments,
their
role
in
shaping
historical
memory,
and
contemporary
debates
on
their
removal.
Historians
insist
upon
clear
separation
of
term
“monument”
and
“memorial”.
“Monuments
in
USA
are
masculine,
at
least
most
of
them”,
-
Dr.
Tim
Lehman
focused
attention
of
auditory
on
that
point.
One
of
rare
famine
monument
example
we
have
right
in
Montana,
at
Little
Bighorn:
Indian women stays next to the horseman.
Dr.
Jenifer
Parks
explained
that
mission
of
monuments
show
power
and
strength.
She
made
example
with monument's tradition of USSR.
Now still hasn't created ideal way to solve the dilemma what to do with monuments.
Interesting fact: 32 monuments was build since 2000.
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Monuments
Historian from Billings assures: most monuments in USA are masculine