As debate over Asheville’s confederate monuments continues, this cartoon takes that assumed topic and goes in a different direction that what was anticipated. __________________________ Cartoon printed in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper: “The Mountain Xpress” and (sometimes) on their web[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This local cartoon could also apply to the larger, regional, national situations. Some references: https://mountainx.com/news/historian-karen-cox-confronts-confederate-monuments/ https://mountainx.com/news/asheville-archives-the-lost-cause-narrative/ https://qz.com/1054198/charlottesville-virginia-robert-e-lee-didnt-think-americans-needed-confederate-flags-and-statues/?utm_source=readnext https://qz.com/1054062/statues-of-confederate-soldiers-across-the-south-were-cheaply-mass-produced-in-the-north/ __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2018 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix