{"id":557457,"date":"2021-06-08T18:07:50","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T22:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=557457"},"modified":"2021-06-08T18:07:52","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T22:07:52","slug":"robert-e-lee-memorial-arlington-house-updated-to-include-more-information-on-slaves-who-lived-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/robert-e-lee-memorial-arlington-house-updated-to-include-more-information-on-slaves-who-lived-there\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert E. Lee Memorial Arlington House Updated To Include More Information On Slaves Who Lived There"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frobert-e-lee-memorial-arlington-house-updated-to-include-more-information-on-slaves-who-lived-there%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=557457&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/A073745A-840A-4AC4-8FEE-8BADF27CB629_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Arlington House, the mansion in Virginia that once belonged to Confederate General Robert E. Lee, is reopening after a $12 million revamping effort aimed at contextualizing Lee\u2019s legacy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">After the rehabilitation, the mansion that overlooks Arlington National Cemetery will include more information about people who were enslaved on the property, as <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/travel-health-coronavirus-pandemic-lifestyle-fd735726b77d8ca99473ac3f856126ff\"><span class=\"s1\">reported<\/span><\/a> by The Associated Press.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">For the first time since 2018, the National Park Service opened Arlington House to the general population on Tuesday. The coronavirus pandemic and setbacks resulted in a longer closure than originally planned as the mansion and grounds were anticipated to open in 2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThe rehabilitation was funded by philanthropist David Rubenstein, who has also donated millions for the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial and other historical sites around the D.C. region,\u201d per the AP.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Arlington House has a vast trove of records related to its history, but is still impacted by the fact that there is often not much recorded documentation about people who were enslaved, noted Charles\u202fCuvelier, superintendent of the George Washington Memorial Parkway, the National Park Service unit that manages Arlington House.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cOur efforts are to illuminate those layers of history to the best of our ability,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Arlington House website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/arho\/learn\/management\/telling-the-story-of-the-enslaved-people-at-arlington-house.htm\">explained<\/a>: \u201cToday, the National Park Service tells the whole story of slavery at Arlington House, recognizing that speaking openly about this history might engender discomfort in ourselves, our colleagues, and our visitors, because it helps us to understand the complete story of our collective history and acknowledge those who have been too long ignored by the dominate narrative. The National Park Service acknowledges and recognizes the lives of those enslaved at Arlington House with respect, humanity, empathy, and agency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cVisitors to Arlington House can learn about enslaved people who worked at the estate, such as the Syphax, Burke, Parks, and Gray families, including learning stories about their daily life on the plantation and their families\u2019 legacies,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The \u201cnewly restored outbuildings\u201d that operated as working and living quarters for slaves are also open to the public.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cDescendants of Charles and Maria Syphax can trace their lineage back to Parke Custis, who fathered children with Maria\u2019s mother, Arianna Carter, also a slave,\u201d per the AP.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The outlet reported:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"12\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>The Norris family included\u00a0<\/i><span class=\"s2\"><i>Wesley Norris<\/i><\/span><i>, who according to some accounts escaped from Arlington House in 1859 when Lee was managing the estate. When Norris was captured, Lee insisted that Norris be whipped 50 times and that the wounds be washed with brine, according to newspaper accounts, including one given by Norris directly to an anti-slavery newspaper.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">Steve Hammond, a descendant of the Syphax family who is now a trustee of the Arlington House Foundation, said he thinks the new items do a better job of sharing the entire history of the location.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIt\u2019s going to be much more focused on everyone who has lived on that historic piece of property,\u201d he said.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Hammond has also pushed to take out Lee\u2019s name from the site, which bears the formal name of \u201cArlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial.\u201d Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/va-state-wire-religion-dc-wire-us-news-cdd50a2811ba86cb65251ee772f949b7\"><span class=\"s1\">proposed legislation<\/span><\/a> to change the name last year and is <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/travel-health-coronavirus-pandemic-lifestyle-fd735726b77d8ca99473ac3f856126ff\">reportedly<\/a> planning to do so again.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Hammond said that he anticipates the updates \u2014 and the possible change in name \u2014 will be difficult for some people who preferred when Lee was the main focus of the house, but he is hopeful that the site can now encourage more extensive conversations about all of the house\u2019s previous residents.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe\u2019re trying to create space for these difficult conversations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The reopening comes as conversations surrounding the existence of confederate statues and the re-naming of schools become more prominent.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A school district in Jacksonville, Florida, recently announced that it will be changing the names of six schools that have ties to figures from the confederacy, as <a href=\"https:\/\/thegrio.com\/2021\/06\/07\/jacksonville-change-school-names-confederate\/\"><span class=\"s1\">reported<\/span><\/a> by The Grio.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cAt this point in time it\u2019s important to start thinking about who we want to be,\u201d\u00a0<span class=\"s3\">said<\/span>\u00a0Duval County public schools board chair\u00a0Elizabeth Andersen. \u201cAs a board, we were listening to our community members and wanting to move forward so that every student that walks in our building understands that they are respected, that they are capable of achieving their highest potential, and that all of their lives matter.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The six schools set to be renamed in Jacksonville are Kirby-Smith Middle School, Joseph Finegan Elementary Schoo, Stonewall Jackson Elementary Schoo, Jefferson Davis Middle School, J.E.B. Stuart Middle School and Robert E. Lee High School.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span>member<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arlington House, the mansion in Virginia that once belonged to Confederate General Robert E. 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