Ben “Cooter” Jones is an American actor, politician, playwright and essayist, best known for his role as Cooter Davenport in The Dukes of Hazzard. Jones also served for four years in the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1989 to January 3, 1993. This lecture is from the Abbeville Institute’s February 2018 Scholars Conference in Charleston, SC: Attacking Confederate Monuments and Its Meaning for America.