SHAME!

President William Dudley and his administration have engaged in a methodical campaign to purge W&L of any reminders of Robert E. Lee. After changing the name of Lee Chapel (and almost dropping the “Lee” from W&L), Dudley has removed Lee’s image from diplomas, hidden the Recumbent Statue of Lee from public view, and cancelled Founders’ Day, among other things.

The university’s radical movement to “cancel” Lee reached a new low last week when Traveller’s grave marker was removed, along with the historic marker on Traveller’s stable at Lee House.

Despite the weak response from the university denying that they are erasing history, their actions speak louder than their words. The Generals Redoubt calls upon the Board of Trustees to stop the university’s Orwellian war on W&L’s storied past and to restore Robert E. Lee to the place of honor on campus that he deserves. (The same goes for Traveller).

While Dudley’s administration claims that they are removing plaques, Traveller’s grave marker, and portraits of George Washington and Robert E. Lee as part of a new (and undoubtedly woke) exhibit planned for “University” Chapel, their antipathy toward Lee is undeniable. They must be judged by their actions.

“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits.” (Matthew 7:15-20).