New Orleans Continues to Erase Southern History

The purging of Southern history from New Orleans continues. Recently, authorities working under cover of darkness brought down the Liberty Monument. Now, down comes Jefferson Davis himself — an undeniably important historical figure who is currently out of political fashion and therefore must be erased:

Workers wearing face masks, bulletproof vests and helmets Thursday morning removed the statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis in New Orleans, the second of four Confederate monuments slated for removal in a contentious, months-long process that has sparked protests on both sides.

Next to be frog-marched down the New Orleans memory hole are General P.G.T Beauregard and the great Robert E. Lee.

The Lee statue is the most prominent of the four. Unveiled in 1884, the likeness of Lee stands atop a 60-foot-tall column in the center of a traffic circle on historic St. Charles Avenue. Monument supporters say each of the statues weighs tons and they feared moving the aging icons could result in significant damage.

How nice for Mayor Mitch Landrieu that he is able to stay in power by pandering to blacks with gestures like this. But there is a price to be paid, and not primarily by “racists” or siders with the CSA in a war that ended 152 years ago. The victims are Southern heritage and beyond that, history itself. You would think liberals promoting this purge might be worried that those who forget history end up repeating it.

On a tip from Don M.