In Kentucky, a Confederate statue sparks protest and spawns podcast

A Kentucky history professor has launched a new podcast exploring how issues of race, religion and community are symbolized by a Confederate memorial in a rural town near Lexington.

“Rebel on Main” also presents a historical and sociological inquiry into issues like the Lost Cause, slavery, whiteness and modern-day social unrest as expressed through and around the statue of a Confederate soldier outside the Jessamine County Courthouse, said podcast writer and host David Swartz, a county resident and professor of history at nearby Asbury University.