Arlington Cemetery Webpage Criticizing Confederate Memorial Changed
Summary
The Trump administration removed language from Arlington National Cemetery’s webpage and marker that described the Confederate Memorial as promoting a false, romanticized view of the Confederacy and slavery. The memorial, removed in 2023 under a congressional order, is planned to be returned to Arlington by 2027.Key Facts
- The Confederate Memorial stood at Arlington National Cemetery for over 100 years before its removal in 2023.
- It was built in 1914 to honor Confederate soldiers who fought in the Civil War.
- The monument included images that showed slavery in a misleadingly positive way.
- A plaque added in 2020 described the monument as presenting "highly sanitized depictions of slavery."
- Congress created a commission in 2021 to review Confederate symbols on military property after protests for racial justice.
- The Biden administration accepted recommendations to remove the monument, and it was relocated to a secure facility in Virginia.
- The Trump administration plans to reinstall the memorial at Arlington by 2027.
- The Trump administration removed language from official sources that criticized the monument’s portrayal of the Confederacy and slavery.
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