The carving of Confederate general Robert E. Lee's head is unveiled at Stone Mountain on January 19, 1924. Some of Georgia's earliest tourist attractions were Civil War battle sites and memorials. Most sites dedicated to the conflict favored narratives of battlefield glory and commemoration of fallen soldiers, and downplayed the history of slavery and emancipation.
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