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W. Fitzhugh Brundage

W. Fitzhugh Brundage is the William B. Umstead Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Latest articles by W. Fitzhugh Brundage

The Big Idea
I’ve studied the history of Confederate memorials. Here’s what to do about them.I’ve studied the history of Confederate memorials. Here’s what to do about them.
The Big Idea

Many were funded privately. The public now deserves a say in their fate.

By W. Fitzhugh Brundage