Andy'sUSHistory

      In the articles that I have read, both sides of the confederate stature debate have been explored.  In the first article, writer J. Pepper Bryars writes about a man named Elijah Morrison, a former confederate soldier who died during the Civil War.  He uses this man to convey that people who fight for their land and their family should be celebrated with a memorial.  He then brings up that monuments commemorated to these soldiers are being destroyed, and ponder "Is this how Americans remember dead soldiers?" (Bryars).  Another article written by LeeAnna Keith proposes that monuments of progressive Civil War republicans should be created for those who fought to end slavery, such as Thaddeus Stevens, and Charles Sumner.  The writer then uses activists from Huntsville to honor for what they did to further the Civil Rights movement after slavery had ended.  This is said to suggest that existing statues can stay where they are, but new monum...

   I would like to research urban planning and infrastructure.  This would include the Brooklyn Bridge and how it became a part of the city.  Also, the technological advancements that were necessary in order to create them.  Also how they decided to implement this into the city and how it affected the urban society around it.