Jacob R. Swartz

D.C.’s Statue of a Confederate General Isn’t What Its Critics Think It Is

D.C.’s Statue of a Confederate General Isn’t What Its Critics Think It Is

D.C.’s Statue of a Confederate General Isn’t What Its Critics Think It Is

Jacob R. Swartz February 22, 2026

The National Park Service reinstalled Washington, D.C.’s only statue of a Confederate soldier in October 2025 as...