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Diversity is Prosperity.

The Fort Smith Confederate Monument is a sculpture erected in 1903 at the Sebastian County Courthouse in Fort Smith (Sebastian County) by the Varina Jefferson Davis Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy(UDC) to commemorate local men who served in the Confederate army during the Civil War. 

This structure is post-war, and was erected as a political statement in the time of Jim Crow. 

As citizens of Fort Smith, Arkansas, and the U.S.,  that want to see our cities grow and prosper, we should be open and welcoming to all people. This statue is a clear and present ode to the values of the Confederacy that we do not share.  We can choose this moment to remove this divisive structure and send the message that we do not in any way, support racial and societal divides. 

https://talkbusiness.net/2020/06/no-organized-or-collaborative-discussion-about-future-of-confederate-statue-at-sebastian-county-courthouse/

https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/fort-smith-confederate-monument-13729/