These were erected to honor Confederate soldiers who fought to maintain slavery -- mostly in the South -- from the 1890s to the 1950s, when Jim Crow laws enforcing racial segregation were in full effect.
Eles foram erguidos para homenagear os soldados confederados que lutaram para manter a escravidão, principalmente no Sul, entre as décadas de 1890 e 1950, quando as leis de Jim Crow, que faziam cumprir a segregação racial,