D.C.'s Statue of a Confederate General Isn't What Its Critics Think It Is
Brigadier General Albert Pike is honored for his civic and philanthropic legacy, not his role in the Civil War.
(Photo: Brigadier General Albert Pike Monument; Abraham Sobkowski OFM/Wikimedia)
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This article originally appeared in print under the headline "Why Did D.C. Reinstall a Confederate Statue?."
