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A Robert E. Lee statue in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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Do monuments and memorials need to change as society changes? If so, is that changing history or is it changing memory?

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An Algerian soccer fan waves the Algerian flag in front of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. With 16 French-born players on the Algerian team, Franco-Algerians have celebrated the Algerian victories with huge celebrations in French cities.

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Sports
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