Political Rewind: 'Monument' documentary discusses the complicated history of Stone Mountain
Tuesday on Political Rewind:\xa0Stone Mountain has a long, complicated past. The birthplace of the second Ku Klux Klan, it is the largest memorial to the Confederacy, a reminder of the "Lost Cause" myth, and a popular picnic spot for Georgians. Today, our special panel breaks down the mountain's history.\n\nThe panel:\xa0\nCynthia Spence, co-chair of Sociology and Anthropology, Spelman College\xa0\nJim Galloway, @JimJournalist, retired columnist, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution\nJoe Crespino,\xa0@CrespinoJoe, Jimmy Carter Professor of History, Emory University\nSheffield Hale, President and CEO, The\xa0Atlanta History Center.\xa0\n\nWednesday on Political Rewind:\xa0Axios' Emma Hurt joins the panel.\xa0\n\nTimestamps\n0:00 - Introductions\n1:00 - The Atlanta History Center's new documentary "Monument" breaks down Stone Mountain's history as a memorial to the "Lost Cause" myth.\n14:00 - What does it mean for memorials to "honor" the Confederacy?\n30:00 - What's next for Stone Mountain?\n44:00 - The panel's memories of Jimmy Carter.\n\nPlease be sure to download our newsletter: www.gpb.org/newsletters. And subscribe, follow and rate this show wherever podcasts are found.