Ol’ Stonewall

Artwork or statues of Thomas Jackson are okay in a museum or Deviant Art. But not at a public park or university common area. Here in Kiev, Ukraine, there are no more statues of Vladimir Lenin or Joseph Stalin. The last statue of Vladimir Lenin was destroyed in 2014 during the Euro-Maidan Revolution. Stalin and Lenin are okay in a museum. But not at a public park or at the back parking lot of a supermarket (where I saw the last statue of Vladimir Lenin.) statues of Thomas Jackson, Robert E. Lee, or Jefferson Davis are art if they are in a museum or art gallery. But if such statues are in a public place, they can be a clear and present danger. Such statues can be called “freedom of speech.” But freedom of speech is not absolute. These statues make their political statement for decades or centuries; generation after generation. No protester is ever allowed to make a statement that lasts a year.
Statues of Washington and Jefferson, although slave owners, are not yet a clear and present danger. It is not really clear that Washington or Jefferson present a danger to the public right now. So far, nobody has yet been killed over a statue of Washington or Jefferson. Maybe in 2095 the Nazis will start killing people over the removal of Washington or Jefferson statues, but as of now, Washington and Jefferson do not present, a clear and present danger. 
When Jefferson wrote “all men are created equal,” I don’t think that he was talking about women, black men, native Americans (Indians), Jews, Mexicans, orientals, Muslims, etc. He was talking about white men. But at least he never said so. But neither Washington nor Jefferson ever killed anybody directly or indirectly to keep black folks in slavery. It is clear and obvious that fascists like Tom Jackson, Bobby Lee, and Jeff Davis did.