United Confederate Veterans Memorial

United Confederate Veterans Memorial
Year 1926 (1926)
Medium Granite sculpture
Dimensions 4.3 m (14 ft)
Location Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Owner Lake View Cemetery

The United Confederate Veterans Memorial is a granite Confederate monument in Seattle's privately-owned Lake View Cemetery, in the U.S. state of Washington.

History

The memorial was erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1926.[1][2]

In 2017, in response to the Charlottesville, Virginia Unite the Right rally, and the increased pace of the removal of Confederate monuments and memorials in other parts of the country, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray said, "Seattle needs to join with cities and towns across the country who are sending a strong message by taking these archaic symbols down," acknowledging that Lake View is private property outside the city's control.[3] Murray also called for the removal of the Statue of Lenin in Fremont, also on private property, prompting the Seattle City Council to consider debating a symbolic resolution asking for the removal of the two monuments.[4] Washington State Senator Reuven Carlyle responded with a defense of artistic freedom and political commentary, and of the value of art, even when it is offensive.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Believe It Or Not, There's A Confederate Monument In Seattle (And Now There's A Petition To Get It Removed)". The Stranger. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  2. ↑ "Seattle's own monument to the Confederacy was erected on Capitol Hill in 1926 — and it's still there". The Seattle Times. 2017-08-16. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  3. ↑ Cornwell, Paige (August 16, 2017), "Mayor Murray expresses concern about Confederate monument in Seattle cemetery", The Seattle Times
  4. ↑ deGrandpre August 19, Andrew, "In Seattle, people are protesting monuments to the Confederacy — and communism", The Washington Post
  5. ↑ Carlyle, Reuven (August 17, 2017), "Thoughts on why Lenin statue should not be removed", State Senator from Washington's 36th Legislative District [website], archived from the original on August 18, 2017, retrieved August 18, 2017
  • McNerthney, Casey (August 17, 2017). "Why is a Confederate memorial in Seattle? A Q and A about its creation". KIRO-TV.

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