February 6, 2025
Several Confederate grave markers and monuments in Stone Mountain were vandalized with red spray paint.
[News source's] cameras spotted several spray-painted red X-marks over an obelisk erected by the Sons of Confederate Veterans to remember the fallen soldiers during the Civil War in Stone Mountain.
A grave marker reading '22 unknown Confederate soldiers' also had red spray-paint haphazardly scribbled over it.
Stone Mountain Park, located in the city, is an official Confederate memorial. The mountain itself features a massive bas-relief carving depicting three Confederate leaders: Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Stonewall Jackson. The carving was completed in 1972.
The project was initially conceived in the early 20th century, with the United Daughters of the Confederacy playing a significant role in its inception. The carving was intended to commemorate the Confederacy and its leaders, reflecting the sentiments of the "Lost Cause" narrative that romanticized the Southern cause in the Civil War.
The carving and its Confederate symbolism have been criticized for glorifying a painful period in American history. The site has also been associated with the Ku Klux Klan, which held rallies and cross burnings on the mountain in the early 20th century.
Throughout its history, the park has been a popular recreational area.
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