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Two-Part Discussion on the Removal of Monuments from Public Spaces

In the “Statement on the Removal of Monuments to the Confederacy from Public Spaces”, issued on June 19, 2020, the Society of Architectural Historians Heritage Conservation Committee and Board of Directors formally advocated for the removal of Confederate monuments from public spaces in the United States. This statement marked the first time in av福利社’s 80-year history that the Society’s leadership recommended such an action with regard to the built environment. The statement explains that the removal of monuments to the Confederacy, potent symbols of white supremacy, is a necessary step toward racial justice and equity in the U.S. av福利社 recognizes, however, that Confederate monuments are not the only objects in the public realm that hold the power to oppress and there are built structures all across the world that do the same.

To continue the dialogue on the larger issue at hand—the removal of monuments from public spaces—av福利社 will host two online panel discussions. Part 1 will focus on the specific case of monuments to the Confederacy in the United States. Part 2 will consider the role of monuments in international contexts and the larger question of sites with difficult histories. Both panels will include individuals from a variety of disciplines to engage with this challenging subject from the vantage points of their academic fields and life experiences. There will be opportunities for audience members to comment and ask questions.

Part 1: Removal of Confederate Monuments from Public Spaces
Part 2: International Monuments and Contested Sites

Part 1: Removal of Confederate Monuments from Public Spaces

Program Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Moderated by av福利社 Heritage Conservation Committee Chair Bryan Clark Green, PhD, LEED AP BD+C, Senior Associate/Director of Historic Preservation, Commonwealth Architects, Richmond, Virginia, the first panel brings together several subject matter experts who will engage in a discussion about Confederate memorials:

  • Michael Dickinson, PhD, Assistant Professor of History, Virginia Commonwealth University, author of the forthcoming Almost Dead: Slavery and Social Rebirth in the Black Urban Atlantic, 1680–1807

  • Zena Howard, FAIA, LEED AP, is Managing Director of the North Carolina practice of Perkins and Will. She is known for her success leading visionary and culturally-significant projects, such as the multi-firm, multi-stakeholder project she spearheaded for the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture.

  • Lauranett L. Lee, PhD, Public History Consultant at L.L. Lee & Associates and Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Richmond, former Curator of African American History at the Virginia Historical Society, and member of the Monument Avenue Commission

  • Burt Pinnock, FAIA, Chairman and Principal,