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unique... Hartley relies on the racist history of building the monuments as justification for their removal. He chronicles the erection of the monuments and the motives of those who built them, arriving at the conclusion that contextualization and relocation will not achieve the goal of erasing their racist connotations. This argument is both clever and persuasive. -- Choice Reviews Monumental Harm is an important book. It deserves a readership beyond those who normally follow the emerging currents of Civil War historiography. -- Civil War Times

Hartley has expertly outlined the pitfalls of an overly simplistic approach to removing or destroying Confederate monuments. Yet he also provides a historically sound foundation that communities can use in what will continue to be a highly politicized topic. -- The Journal of the Civil War Era unique... Hartley relies on the racist history of building the monuments as justification for their removal. He chronicles the erection of the monuments and the motives of those who built them, arriving at the conclusion that contextualization and relocation will not achieve the goal of erasing their racist connotations. This argument is both clever and persuasive. -- Choice Reviews Monumental Harm is an important book. It deserves a readership beyond those who normally follow the emerging currents of Civil War historiography. -- Civil War Times

Monumental Harm is an important book. It deserves a readership beyond those who normally follow the emerging currents of Civil War historiography. -- Civil War Times

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Roger C. Hartley, a professor of law at the Catholic University of America, is an award-winning teacher of constitutional law and labor law. He is the author of three other books and dozens of articles in leading academic journals.

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