no carved or cast figure of rommel. or of hitler, himself, looms above a german city, as lee or jeb stewart has historically done above virginia's capitol. though, of course, the statues of richmond's monument avenue, they're not really meant to honor their nominal subjects. they went up around the turn of the 21st century as a way to remind us all of who was once more in charge. and now, of course, that's changing. in this very summer, as we've all seen in the news. richmond, itself, has decided to remove the confederate memorials it controls. those to stewart, stonewall jackson, and jefferson davis. a an injunction against the removal has been thrown out. the removal proceedings, i think, may now be done. the enormous statue of robert e. lee remains. but many of us have seen pictures of the changes made to it, this summer. and know that the circle around it has become a space where african-american dance troops have been performing and where graffiti artists have been at work. the south's own work in confronting its p