With a Washington, D.C., committee recommending the federal government "remove, relocate, or contextualize" landmarks such as the Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial because their namesakes owned slaves, the Washington Free Beacon looks back on historians, reporters, and activists who claimed such overtures against the Founding Fathers would not occur.
FLASHBACK: Media, Activists Say Washington, Jefferson Memorials Are Safe
With a Washington, D.C., committee recommending the federal government "remove, relocate, or contextualize" landmarks like the Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial because their namesakes owned slaves, the Free Beacon looks back on historians, reporters, and activists who claimed such overtures against the Founding Fathers would not occur.
