At most, they belong in museums. Many of the statues were put up to protest Blacks gaining access to colleges and other institutions. More importantly, taxpayers are having to pay for the maintenance of the statues, no matter what color you are.

There's no argument for keeping these statues in front of Gov't buildings, State parks, etc as everyone knows they can just be put in Museums, that way you can see them if you want, or just walk past the Museum if you don't want to see them. The Gov't is supposed to represent all persons.