Travis Memorials

In a statement, Rep. Kyle Biedermann said Civil War memorials are being taken down today but tomorrow it could be World War Two, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.“Texans of all backgrounds should unite to protect and preserve our history. These fights will not end with civil War monuments, mark my words. Those seeking to sanitize our history have just begun," said Biedermann.In October 2017, San Antonio City Council voted to remove a statue of a confederate soldier in Travis Park erected in 1900.The removal of the confederate memorial occurred as part of the aftermath of the Alt-Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia in August 2017.White supremacist and far-right crowds carrying confederate flags and swastikas marched to a statue of confederate General E Robert E. lee and held a rally.A counter protester, Heather Heyer, 32, was killed when a rally participant rammed his vehicle into the crowd.Across the country, public institutions named after confederate leaders were renamed and confederate memorials were removed which proponents argued honored slavery.