The statues don't convey any history other than the name (if that's even remembered) of the person portrayed.
And, of course, the statues are political in nature, much more so than historical. If by chance there is a plaque on the plinth the text is very likely to be written by a fan boi rather than a historian. Most of the statues were put up at the urging of the KKK, during its heyday in the US.
![[Image: whoseheritage-timeline150_years_of_iconography.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=ibiblio.org%2Fpha%2Fwhoseheritage-timeline150_years_of_iconography.jpg)
And, of course, the statues are political in nature, much more so than historical. If by chance there is a plaque on the plinth the text is very likely to be written by a fan boi rather than a historian. Most of the statues were put up at the urging of the KKK, during its heyday in the US.
