Like an ostrich sticking its head in the sand, I suppose if one tries to erase history, then it must mean that nothing bad ever actually happened?

I like the approach proposed by the black mayor of Richmond, Levar Stony.  Keep the statues, but use them to educate about the confederacy, rather than to glorify its past.  A good compromise, in my opinion... but not surprisingly, in our increasingly polarized political world, he's getting lambasted for this sensible compromise by both those on the left and the right side of the spectrum.