Scenarios about 'Civil War memory'
The collective remembrance, commemoration, and interpretation of the American Civil War (1861-1865) across different regions, eras, and social groups. Civil War memory encompasses the evolution of monuments, memorials, historical narratives, popular culture representations, and how these remembrances have been contested and reshaped to serve various political and cultural agendas. This ongoing process of memory-making reveals how societies construct historical meaning and how past conflicts continue to influence national identity and racial discourse.
What If Richmond Took a Different Approach to Confederate Monuments?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Richmond, Virginia implemented an early strategy of contextualization and reconciliation with its Confederate monuments, potentially transforming America's discourse around historical memory and racial justice.