This massacre of black soldiers during the Civil War is reason enough to bring down the Confederate statues - Raw Story

April 12 is the 154th anniversary of the Civil War battle and massacre at Fort Pillow, located on the Mississippi River near Henning, Tennessee. It was a strategic location, held by United States (Union) forces just north of Memphis and controlling river access to and from St. Louis and the Ohio River Valley. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/04/massacre-black-soldiers-civil-war-reason-enough-bring-confederate-statues/