A History Lesson For Today

With all the media hype going on in the east today with the "social justice warrior" groups demanding statues of individuals connected in any way with slavery or the civil war be torn down because they're supposedly racist and a "blight" on our country, I urge you to read this piece shared from a friend about the history (something the youth of today have not adequately been taught the truth about) of Robert E. Lee; Confederate leader of the South during the Civil War that was fought to end slavery. 

Was the Civil War about slavery only? Most think it was, but some know that there is another more critical issue of state's rights. To better understand this, I urge the reader to check out this article, and the information below, to consider the facts behind this issue.
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1.  Robert E Lee was married to George Washington's foster great-granddaughter. He worked with Grant during the Mexican-American war and became ...a decorated war hero defending this country He believed slavery was a great evil and his wife broke the law by teaching slaves to read and write. After the civil war he worked with Andrew Johnson's program of reconstruction. He became very popular with the northern states and the Barracks at West Point were named in his honor in 1962. He was a great man who served this country his entire life in some form or other. His memorial is now being called a blight. No American military veteran should be treated as such. People keep yelling, "You can't change history." Sadly you can. This is no better than book burnings. ISIS tried rewriting history by destroying historical artifacts. Is that really who we want to emulate? 

 
2. As they tear down this "blight" keep these few historical facts in mind. No military veteran and highly decorated war hero should ever be treated as such. This is not Iraq and that is not a statue of Sadam.

3.  IN ADDITION:: Lee was also very torn about the prospect of the South leaving the Union. His wifes grandfather George Washington was a huge influence on him. He believed that ultimately, states rights trumped the federal government and chose to lead the Southern army. His estate, Arlington, near Washington DC was his home and while away fighting the war, the federal government demanded that Lee himself pay his taxes in person. He sent his wife but the money was not accepted from a woman. When he could not pay the taxes, the government began burying dead Union soldiers on his land. The government is still burying people there today. It is now called Arlington National Cemetery. DO THEY WANT TO TEAR THAT UP ALSO ??