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"The Peace Monument in Piedmont Park depicts a Confederate soldier looking up at an angel figure holding an olive branch. Some protesters spraypainted the statue, had placed a chain around it and broke a piece off."
"Is the sculpture a Confederate monument? In part, yes, according to a description from a web site for the Old Guard of the Gate City Guard.
“Newspaper accounts of the day confirm that the Peace Monument represented different things to different people: Patriotism, reconciliation, the pledge of friendship and good will, and optimism about America’s unfinished history were all sponsors,” the web site said. “There is much historical evidence to suggest that it also represented a tribute to a proud people, who, even though defeated, still remained unconquered.”
"The Peace Monument in Piedmont Park depicts a Confederate soldier looking up at an angel figure holding an olive branch. Some protesters spraypainted the statue, had placed a chain around it and broke a piece off."
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