Moses Jacob Ezekiel
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Moses Jacob Ezekiel, also known as Moses "Ritter von" Ezekiel, was an American sculptor who lived and worked in Rome for the majority of his career. Ezekiel was "the first American-born Jewish artist
Ezekiel's most famous work, the Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
Fedor Encke. Drawing by Moses Jacob Ezekiel.
Ezekiel's grave on the north side of the Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery.
Religious Liberty (1876) in Philadelphia.
The Lost Cause of the Confederacy, also known as the Lost Cause Myth or simply as the Lost Cause, is an American pseudohistorical and historical negationist myth that argues the mission, purpose, or g
Moses Jacob Ezekiel
…first American-born Jewish artist to receive international acclaim". Ezekiel was an ardent supporter, in both his writings and in his works, of the Lost Cause view of the American Civil War (which he had fought in), asserting that he had "never fought for slavery, but for states' rights and for free trade…
Custis Lee (1832–1913) rides on horseback in front of the Jefferson Davis Memorial in Richmond, Virginia, on June 3, 1907, reviewing the Confederate Reunion Parade.
Confederate $50 bill depicting slaves working in a field
The image "The Union As It Was" was published in Harper's Weekly in 1874. On a pseudo-heraldic shield is a black family between a lynched body hanging from a tree and the remains of a burning schoolhouse, with the caption "Worse than Slavery". The supporters are a member of the White League and a hooded KKK member, shaking hands in agreement with the Lost Cause.
Edward A. Pollard, author of the 1866 book The Lost Cause