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Conflict over Confederacy memorials in the USA
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S032120680004361-1-
DOI
10.31857/S032120680004361-1
Publication type
Article
Status
Published
Authors
Sergey Belov 
ORCID: 0000-0002-1464-040X
Occupation: Academic Secretary
Affiliation: Victory Museum
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow
Edition
Issue 4
Pages
92-107
Abstract

This article explores the essence and outlook for the future development of the conflict over the Confederacy memorial heritage in the United States. The research methodology combines descriptive analysis and secondary processing of sociological research materials. The article is focused on the situation following mass protests in August 2017. The major conclusion is that the memorial conflict was caused by the discrepancy between the old model of historical narrative, designed to reconcile the whites of the North and South, and the new social environment. Over the past decades, the racial and ethnic composition of the U.S. population has changed significantly. The emancipation of women and of racial minorities have leveled up during this period. The political elites of the United States have to pay attention to the opinion of microsocial groups whose views have not been previously taken into account. Attempts to revise the history of the Confederacy are not accepted by the majority of the white population. Many of the symbols that form the identity of Southerners have become universal for most white Americans. The desire to preserve the legacy of the Confederacy is fueled by fears that its rejection will launch a campaign to revise U.S. history as a whole. The events of 2017 failed to resolve the memorial conflict in the United States either through a compromise or by victory of one of the parties. Most of the memorial heritage of the Southerners survives to this day. Attempts to eliminate it are blocked by the legislature and historical commissions of the states, where most of the Southerners’ memorials are located. The current situation contributes to the radicalization of the movement for the destruction of the memorial heritage of the Confederacy. In the future, this may lead to a burst of ultraright sentiment, which could take form of terrorist activity.

Keywords
memory policy, memorial policy, memorial wars, Confederate States of America, USA
Received
20.12.2018
Date of publication
01.04.2019
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