Alternate Timelines

Scenarios about 'Confederate monuments'

Memorials, statues, and other public displays honoring the Confederate States of America, its leaders, and soldiers, primarily erected between the 1890s and 1920s and again during the Civil Rights era. These monuments have become focal points in ongoing debates about historical memory, racial justice, and how societies should commemorate controversial historical figures and events associated with slavery and white supremacy.

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.