Professional Practice
Removal of Confederate Monuments from Public Spaces, an online panel discussion organized by the Society of Architectural Historians
Date: 7/15/2020 - 7/15/2020
Description: Two-Part Discussion on the Removal of Monuments from Public Spaces
In the “Statement on the Removal of Monuments to the Confederacy from Public Spaces”, issued on June 19, 2020, the Society of Architectural Historians Heritage Conservation Committee and Board of Directors formally advocated for the removal of Confederate monuments from public spaces in the United States.
To continue the dialogue on the larger issue at hand—the removal of monuments from public spaces—SAH will host two online panel discussions. Part 1 will focus on the specific case of monuments to the Confederacy in the United States. Part 2 will consider the role of monument removal in international contexts and the larger question of sites with difficult histories, including those with monuments to Columbus, Serra, Colston, and other individuals whose commemoration is being questioned.
Part 1: Removal of Confederate Monuments from Public Space
Moderated by SAH Heritage Conservation Committee Chair Bryan Clark Green, PhD, LEED AP BD+C, Senior Associate/Director of Historic Preservation, Commonwealth Architects, Richmond, Virginia, the first panel brings together several subject matter experts who will engage in a discussion about Confederate memorials.