▁drawn ▁little ▁of ▁the ▁criticism ▁and ▁protest ▁that ▁in ▁recent ▁times ▁has ▁been ▁target ed ▁on ▁Confeder ate ▁stat ues . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁however , ▁the ▁Black ▁C au cus ▁of ▁Tennessee ▁state ▁legisl ators ▁ere cted ▁a ▁monument ▁within ▁fifteen ▁feet ▁of ▁the ▁Davis ▁statue ▁to ▁the ▁vict ims ▁of ▁the ▁Middle ▁Pass age ▁who ▁died ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁sla very ▁in ▁the ▁Amer icas . ▁ ▁This ▁drew ▁protest s ▁from ▁the ▁S ons ▁of ▁Confeder ate ▁V eter ans ▁who ▁called ▁the ▁proxim ate ▁pla cement ▁of ▁the ▁monument ▁to ▁the ▁Davis ▁statue ▁" a ▁fool ish ▁little ▁s oph om or ic ▁pr ank ." ▁ ▁A ▁sp ok esp erson ▁for ▁the ▁Black ▁C au cus ▁claimed ▁no ▁intent ▁" to ▁dis res pect ▁a ▁Confeder ate ▁soldier ▁or ▁have ▁it ▁over shadow ▁him ▁in ▁any ▁way " ▁adding ▁that ▁the ▁location ▁for ▁the ▁monument ▁to ▁sla very ' s ▁vict ims ▁within ▁the ▁State ▁Capit ol ▁grounds ▁was ▁determined ▁by ▁h ort icult ural ▁factors ▁alone . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁the ▁Sam ▁Davis ▁Memorial ▁Association , ▁who ▁manage ▁the ▁Sam ▁Davis ▁Home ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Tennessee , ▁were ▁in und ated ▁with ▁compla ints ▁from ▁Confeder ate ▁supp or ters ▁anger ed ▁by ▁the ▁rum or ▁that ▁the ▁battle ▁flag ▁of ▁the ▁Confeder acy ▁no ▁longer ▁fle w ▁at ▁the ▁Sam ▁Davis ▁Home . ▁ ▁The ▁Association ▁respond ed ▁by ▁saying ▁that ▁"