Since statues and such are in question with #BlackLivesMatter , let's discuss the biggest one: Stone Mountain, Georgia. A massive statue of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Stonewall Jackson.

It's the largest bas-relief sculpture in the world and sits about 20 miles east of Atlanta. It's the most popular tourist attraction in Georgia complete with a small area of shops and restaurants as well as a whole plantation to tour.

Construction on this monument began in 1916 when the United Daughters of the Confederacy hired Gutzon Borglum to carve a monument to the Confederacy. At the time, the mountain was owned by the Venable brothers who were known and active Klansmen as was Borglum.

The project became very expensive so much so that the FEDERAL U.S. MINT issued a coin for Stone Mountain as a fundraiser. Approved by Calvin Coolidge. This happened only 60 years after the end of the war.

Also in 1925, Borglum had a falling out with the Association and was fired. He went on to sculpt Mount Rushmore.

The project then went into and out different hands, seeing more delay with the Great Depression and WWII, until segregationist governor Eugene Talmadge formed the Stone Mountain Memorial Association to protect the property during this time.

After the war, as a reaction to Brown v. BOE (1954), segregationist governor Marvin Griffin got the Georgia legislature to purchase the property to keep it safe from being destroyed by any private owner. The carving was not completed until 1972, 8 years after the Civil Rights Act

There have been several petitions and movements to have it sandblasted off, none of which have been listened to.

If you visit the mountain in summer or fall, you can see a laser light show on the mountain that plays all the famous country and southern rock hits like "Devil Went Down to Georgia" and "Sweet Home Alabama."

The finale is Elvis' "An American Trilogy" which is a medley of "All My Trials," "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," and "Dixie" which makes Lee come to life and break his sword over his knee in frustration and sadness of losing the war while Elvis says "His truth is marching on!"

Also, it's the birthplace of the second wave of the KKK and a cross burning was held at Stone Mountain every year from 1915-1965.

And despite all this, it still stands, still gets visitors, and still is a point of pride in Georgia despite being a product of Lost Cause mythology and the spiritual home of violent white supremacy. Sand blast it to hell.