Robert E. Lee memorial highway marker (historical context)
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The Robert E. Lee memorial highway marker is a historical roadside plaque at the South Carolina State House that commemorates the former naming of a highway after Confederate General Robert E. Lee, reflecting the state’s past practices of honoring Confederate figures.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Robert E. Lee memorial highway marker | 0 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Confederate memorial
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historical marker ⓘ roadside plaque ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
South Carolina Department of Transportation
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South Carolina state government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Civil War–related marker
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Confederate heritage marker ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Robert E. Lee
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Robert E. Lee Memorial Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contextOf | debates over Confederate symbols at the South Carolina State House ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dedicatedTo | Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
to inform the public about the former Robert E. Lee Memorial Highway designation
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to preserve a record of Confederate commemoration practices ⓘ |
| genre | roadside historical marker ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole | documenting the commemoration of Robert E. Lee in South Carolina’s transportation system ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Confederate memory
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Lost Cause commemoration ⓘ contested memory ⓘ public history ⓘ state-sanctioned memorialization ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Columbia, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | South Carolina State House Confederate monuments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | South Carolina State House grounds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marks | former naming of a highway after Robert E. Lee ⓘ |
| material | metal plaque ⓘ |
| partOf | broader landscape of Confederate symbols at the South Carolina State House ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Confederate States of America
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Confederate monuments in the United States ⓘ highway naming practices in the American South ⓘ |
| represents | past practices of honoring Confederate figures in South Carolina ⓘ |
| state | South Carolina ⓘ |
| subjectOf | historical context of Confederate commemoration in South Carolina ⓘ |
| symbolizes | state endorsement of Confederate leaders in the past ⓘ |
| timePeriodDocumented | 20th century Confederate commemoration ⓘ |
| usedFor | public education about historical naming of infrastructure ⓘ |
| viewedAs | controversial by some observers ⓘ |
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South Carolina State House
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Robert E. Lee memorial highway marker (historical context)
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