Our Confederate monuments are symbolic of our Southern heritage. To remove Confederate monuments is to erase our history. The monument is a reminder of the citizen-soldiers who fought for the Confederacy; soldiers who personified the best qualities of America. The preservation of liberty and freedom was the motivating factor in the South's decision to fight the Second American Revolution. The tenacity with which Confederate soldiers fought underscored their belief in the rights guaranteed by the Constitution. These attributes are the underpinning of our democratic society and represent the foundation on which this nation was built.