Our Statement on Confederate Monuments

The nationwide call for racial justice and equity has brought renewed attention to the Confederate monuments in many of our communities.

That’s why, today, the National Trust has issued a statement to guide communities forward during this critical time.

We believe it is past time for us, as a nation, to acknowledge that some monuments do not reflect, and are in fact abhorrent to, our values and to our foundational obligation to continue building a more perfect union that embodies equality and justice for all. Our view is that unless these monuments can in fact be used to foster recognition of the reality of our painful past and invite reconciliation for the present and the future, they should be removed from our public spaces.