Funny how this keeps being framed as a left/right issue than a right/wrong issue.  I'm not black (well I'm black Irish, but so was O'Bama ;-) but I understand completely why some people might not want to honor those who kept their ancestors as chattel property.  The explicit purpose of displaying in the public square is absolutely intended to honor these figures.  Washington, Jefferson and Madison get a pass because they built the nation that ultimately extended more freedom and liberty to every citizen (still a work in progress).  Put the traitors to that nation in a museum, where they can be framed in an historical (i.e. accurate) context.