The Lingering Legacy of Confederate Statues
From the Archive: Lectures from Past Seasons • 14-Aug-2019
Originally recorded on August 14, 2019.
Stan Deaton, Senior historian and Dr. Elaine B. Andrews Distinguished Historian at the Georgia Historical Society, examines the lingering legacy of Confederate Statues in a lecture given at Chautauqua on August 14, 2019.
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