You darn right we look at things at a total different perspective. That's why I participate in this forum. To give a point of view of the topics from the average black person.
I like to read the plaques of historical places that I have been. However, naming several schools after Robert E. Lee is not the same as visiting a historical site. Naming these schools after US military traitors is nor learning about history. Several of these confederate statues and monuments are not on historical battle sites. Even if they were, why have a six, seven, eight foot statue/monument of the confederate soldier? A plaque describing the battle is good enough. Similar with naming Fort Bragg , Fort Benning, Fort Lee and a whole lot of other military bases after these traitors. Why? I'll tell you why. It is all about hate and promoting white supremacy. Lot of these statues and monuments were erected during the height of Jim Crow. Even in Indianapolis there is a confederate soldiers monument in Garfield Park. Why?