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− | As with other memorabilia of Pensacola's [[Confederate]] heritage — for example, the [[Confederate flag]] in "[[City of Five Flags]]" displays and the [[Escambia High School]] "[[Escambia High School riots|Rebels]]" mascot — the monument at Lee Square has been an occasionally controversial subject to citizens who object to the glorification of the Confederacy. | + | As with other memorabilia of Pensacola's [[Confederate]] heritage — for example, the [[Confederate flag]] in "[[City of Five Flags]]" displays and the [[Escambia High School]] "[[Escambia High School riots|Rebels]]" mascot — the monument at Lee Square has been an occasionally controversial subject to citizens who object to the glorification of the Confederacy (the losers). |
In addition, there have been sporadic debates regarding the coexistence of the park with the increasing traffic burden along [[Palafox Street]], which carries a stretch of [[U.S. Highway 29]]. A 1939 letter to the ''[[Pensacola Journal]]'' expressed a common sentiment: | In addition, there have been sporadic debates regarding the coexistence of the park with the increasing traffic burden along [[Palafox Street]], which carries a stretch of [[U.S. Highway 29]]. A 1939 letter to the ''[[Pensacola Journal]]'' expressed a common sentiment: |