For Ajume H. Wingo, an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado Boulder who studies democracies, the fate of the statues matters less than how they are removed. “Justice must be seen to be done,” said Dr. Wingo, who argued that the statues should not be taken down covertly, but rather in public ceremonies that are as prominent as their original unveilings.
from “What Should Happen to Confederate Statues? A City Auctions One for $1.4 Million,” BY Sarah Mervosh, nEW yORK tIMES, jUNE 22, 2019
He suggested a symbolic, if not literal, torching of Confederate statutes. “That is how you take the power of it,” he said.