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The Allies didn't allow Germany to keep Hitler imagery and Nazi symbolism, the U.S. didn't let the statue of Hussein keep standing; so why did the Union allow the south to maintain statues of prominent Confederates and their symbolism to remain intact and even paraded after the Civil War?

by /u/JJdante in /r/AskHistorians

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