I can't speak for America, and would certainly baulk at the beatings and murder, but that has a different context and complications I think, from what I understand.

When you say 'it's history', the thing is, it both 'is' and 'isn't' at same time. It's living in the bodies of the people who experience racism and are downtrodden under the political systems which were built on the backs of their suffering. The statues represent what the culture or society wants itself to be, and to be seen as. So if you've got a memorial to some figure who did this or that BUT the memorial doesn't mention what atrocities that person committed to 'achieve' the fame they were immortalised for, then it's not true history anyway - it's sheer propaganda.

I can understand you might be upset about the tearing down of businesses and lives, for sure. But statues? Tear them all fucking down.