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Erasing History: West Point to Eliminate Robert E. Lee’s Presence

How can we learn from our history if it’s removed from view?

History is a bit like Otto von Bismarck’s famous line about sausages and laws, which, he said, no one should watch being made. Think of all the people you’ve seen in pictures and statues or on coins and currency. Consider figures captured in busts and memorialized in books. Visualize military conquerors and nation builders.

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