Still the Noble Cause in Brooksville
New protective railings now guard the Confederate War Memorial that stands outside the Hernando County Courthouse in Brooksville FL. This contrasts with the recent fate of similar war memorials in Tampa, Lakeland and Bradenton, which were removed in the wake of mounting public criticism that the statues were an inappropriate reminder of the Confederate States’ ties with slavery.
Indeed, Brooksville itself is named after one of the staunchest defenders of slavery, South Carolina Rep. Preston Brooks. In 1856, he attacked and nearly killed abolitionist Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts. This event was a polarising factor in the slide towards civil war.
Still the Noble Cause in Brooksville
New protective railings now guard the Confederate War Memorial that stands outside the Hernando County Courthouse in Brooksville FL. This contrasts with the recent fate of similar war memorials in Tampa, Lakeland and Bradenton, which were removed in the wake of mounting public criticism that the statues were an inappropriate reminder of the Confederate States’ ties with slavery.
Indeed, Brooksville itself is named after one of the staunchest defenders of slavery, South Carolina Rep. Preston Brooks. In 1856, he attacked and nearly killed abolitionist Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts. This event was a polarising factor in the slide towards civil war.