Fritz hamer, SC Confederate Relic Room and MIlitary Museum
Proposal Type
Structured Conversation
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Memory
- Public Engagement
- Social Justice
Abstract
Planter, General and Governor of South Carolina, Wade Hampton, III remains a hero in the minds of some South Carolinians epitomized by his grand statue erected on the State House grounds in 1906. However, his legacy is checkered and some people in the 21st century want him reevaluated. This paper will examine Hampton’s reputation during his life and in the years after his death in 1902. While his monument is protected by the state’s heritage act of 2001, is reputation needs revisions in light of the current climate on Confederate monuments in the South. But will the state’s leaders permit such a public revision and if so how will it be seen? Records of the UDC will be used to along with published works.
Description
I would like to have this proposal placed in the context of what is happening in other Southern states who have similar monuments to Confederate notables. While Memphis removed Nathan Bedford Forrest from public view and New Orleans took down the Confederate statues to Lee, Beauregard and Davis, Richmond is still debating what to do about Monument Avenue’s Confederate monuments. But in South Carolina the debate is muted, at best. How is the public memory of the Hampton monument of the past compare to contemporary South Carolina and the South? If my topic can be grouped with other papers with similar topics for comparison and discussion that would be ideal.
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All feedback and offers of assistance should be submitted by July 1, 2019. If you have general ideas or feedback to share, please feel free to use the comments feature below.
Hi Fritz, did you see the other session proposals that re related to yours? You might want to join forces and reach out:
“Commemoration and the Act of Omission”
TIMOTHY KNEELAND, NAZARETH COLLEGE
https://ncph.org/phc/2020-annual-meeting-topic-proposals/commemoration-and-the-act-of-omission/
“Implications of Monuments in Southern Communities”
ALISSA KANE, MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
https://ncph.org/phc/2020-annual-meeting-topic-proposals/implications-of-monuments-in-southern-communities/
Yes, I have been contacted by Alissa at MTS about joining together. I have told her I would be glad to join with her.
Thanks.