The Lost Cause

On Wednesday we visited the Virginia Museum of History and Culture (VMHC) in Richmond. I I had very mixed feelings when I saw the VMHC had a Lost Cause room. However, I do think it is important not to forget history lest we repeat it. I believe it was truthfully done, the murals, statue and other artifacts on display with plaques telling the truth and dispelling myths.

I learned that in 2020, the Virginia General Assembly voted to remove Robert E. Lee from the U.S. Capitol and replace him with a state of Civil Rights Activist Barbara Johns (later Powell). At age 16, this Virginian led a student protest of inferior conditions in her Black high school that ultimately culminated in Brown v. Board of Education (1954).the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision declaring segregation unconstitutional.