Controversy Surrounds Removal of Confederate Memorial from Arlington National Cemetery

A Confederate memorial at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia is set to be removed in the coming days as part of the ongoing effort to remove symbols commemorating the Confederacy from military-related facilities. Despite a demand from over 40 Republican congressmen to suspend the removal, the decision stands. Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin plans to relocate the monument to the New Market Battlefield State Historical Park. The memorial, unveiled in 1914, features a bronze woman and includes depictions of a Black woman as "Mammy" and an enslaved man. An independent commission recommended its removal in 2022.