Commemorative Landscapes (Other Keyword)
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Remembering the "Lost Cause:" The Power of the Memorial Landscape and Cornerstone "Relics" from Louisville’s Confederate Monument (2018)
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Amid recent efforts to remove Confederate Monuments throughout cities in the South, the city of Louisville recently removed its 121 year old monument situated on a public street in the middle of the University of Louisville’s main campus. During disassembly of the monument, a cornerstone box containing commemorative objects was found. This paper discusses these objects and their relationship to the memory of the "Lost Cause" movement espoused by ex-Confederates. It also examines the battle...