{"id":786,"date":"2019-03-02T18:33:46","date_gmt":"2019-03-02T18:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/?p=786"},"modified":"2023-03-27T15:52:23","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T15:52:23","slug":"balancing-facts-and-feelings-in-the-discussion-of-confederate-monuments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/2019\/03\/02\/balancing-facts-and-feelings-in-the-discussion-of-confederate-monuments\/","title":{"rendered":"Balancing facts and feelings in the discussion of Confederate monuments"},"content":{"rendered":"
Deondra Rose, assistant professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy, is accustomed to letting facts drive the discussion of policy. But as a member of the Durham City-County Committee on Confederate Monuments, she realized that feelings were important, too.<\/span><\/p>\n During a Sanford lunch event to discuss the committee on Friday, Rose praised the group\u2019s emphasis on opens discussions and the diverse backgrounds of people involved. There were two types of meetings: official ones with guest speakers and wide-open discussions.<\/span><\/p>\n The official meetings included speakers with expertise on aspects of Confederate monuments. Many were academics whose research focused on the Confederacy, monuments and the legacy of the Civil War. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n