> Removing symbols that have a dark history doesn’t erase past wrongs, but it does acknowledge those harms and open the door for a better future: concepts that

> Removing symbols that have a dark history doesn’t erase past wrongs, but it does acknowledge those harms and open the door for a better future: concepts that are understood by our local middle schoolers who have pushed to remove the name Stapleton from their school. Oh come on. Removing symbols isn't always as simple as a spray painted swastika and the average middle schooler most certainly does not grasp the concept of historical memory. EDIT: I'm not advocating for the proud display of offense symbols. I just find the author's implication of her dissenters being less developed than middle schoolers in bad taste. Personally I am not a fan of monuments in general, though the modern minimalist ones such as the Vietnam memorial seem okay. There are better resources to learn about this topic than the OP. [0] [0]: http://npshistory.com/publications/savage.pdf http://npshistory.com/publications/savage.pdf "History, Memory, and Monuments: An Overview of the Scholarly Literature on Commemoration" a solid 17 page entry point.