-How does this 1890 photograph of the unveiling of Robert E. Lee's memorial in Richmond reflect the ideal of the Lost Cause?
A) It preserved the obligation of keeping the memory of Confederate glory alive.
B) It reminded Southerners to atone for their responsibility in starting the Civil War.
C) It set forth the vision for healing relations with the North.
D) It presented the South as the aggressors of a bloody chapter in our nation's history.

Question

-How does this 1890 photograph of the unveiling of Robert E. Lee's memorial in Richmond reflect the ideal of the Lost Cause?
A) It preserved the obligation of keeping the memory of Confederate glory alive. 
B) It reminded Southerners to atone for their responsibility in starting the Civil War. 
C) It set forth the vision for healing relations with the North. 
D) It presented the South as the aggressors of a bloody chapter in our nation's history.

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The photograph of the unveiling of Robert E. Lee's memorial in Richmond reflects the ideal of the Lost Cause by preserving the obligation of keeping the memory of Confederate glory alive. The Lost Cause was a narrative that romanticized the Confederacy and its leaders, framing the South's cause as noble and its defeat as a tragedy of heroism and sacrifice.

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