I am so sick of this shit. No one has any right whatsoever to go to Arlington and remove something so important to our history. I REALLY want to see the fucking bidens and their fucking administration go away FOREVER.
It was put up in 1914, so it does have more historic legitimacy than the confederate statues put up after the civil rights movement.
As for why it's being taken down, if you can look past the name,
The memorial "offers a nostalgic, mythologized vision of the Confederacy, including highly sanitized depictions of slavery," according to Arlington Cemetery.
And in less kind words from the descendants of the person built it:
In a letter to The Washington Post, signed by family members, they stated: "This statue intended to rewrite history to justify the Confederacy and the subsequent racist Jim Crow laws. It glorifies the fight to own human beings, and, in its portrayal of African Americans, implies their collusion."
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Please call her at 804-482-6087 (work) or 804.385-6936 (cell) or email her at [email protected]
Be very respectful and polite. Urge her to delay.
I am so sick of this shit. No one has any right whatsoever to go to Arlington and remove something so important to our history. I REALLY want to see the fucking bidens and their fucking administration go away FOREVER.
It was put up in 1914, so it does have more historic legitimacy than the confederate statues put up after the civil rights movement.
As for why it's being taken down, if you can look past the name,
And in less kind words from the descendants of the person built it:
Here is a very timely call to action, just below accurate historical context. The call to action is from a former member of Virginia's board of historic resources. This is very short notice, but if you all can send an email it could help! https://www.thespiritofvmi.org/so/f1OnqJV6I?languageTag=en&cid=b14e2e01-807b-4848-b5cf-00b30a4477c3
If you don't have time to read, just know that you can send your email here: Please call her at 804-482-6087 (work) or 804.385-6936 (cell) or email her at [email protected] Be very respectful and polite. Urge her to delay.