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The USA honors Confederate soldiers and generals with monuments, even burying them at Arlington. Is the USA unique for honoring rebels in this way? How soon after the Civil War did honoring Confederates become acceptable, and why did it become acceptable?

by /u/Dynamaxion in /r/AskHistorians

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