"We" are not "wiping" away American History in taking down the statues off those who made a personal choice to actively rebel against their own nation, commit treason and promote ownerships of other humans. "We" are doing the right thing in history by choosing not to "celebrate" them because it is the right thing to do, besides there is nothing to "celebrate". . A statue of Hitler today in a downtown park in the city of Berlin ? Of course not, that would be an act that is degrading and painful to some citizens who were the targets of racism and bigotry at that time in history that promoted and did take away their rights as humans in only ways so horrible it is beyond our imagination.