There are three points of view here.  That of those whose ancestors were slaves, that of those whose ancestors died fighting for the Confederacy, and (least importantly) those of us who are interested in preserving mementoes of history.  To avoid undue strife, the interests of each group should be considered.  I like your comment about there being no objective "history'.  So true.  Generally, the winner writes the history books.

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