North Carolina
Related: About this forumMake a comment on the fate of Confederate statues in Raleigh
my comment: "Take them out of the public square and put them in museums, with the TRUE history of how they came to be erected in the first place. When, by who, for what reason. It is not widely known that most of these statues were put up during Jim Crow and for the purpose of oppressing African Americans and making sure they never forgot their 2nd class status. Tell the whole story, but take down statues that glorify and gloss over a tragic and oppressive history."
https://www.ncdcr.gov/comment-relocation-monuments
If you agree please go let them know. I've no doubt many NC'ers still litigating the civil war will weigh in.
dameatball
(7,603 posts)Tired of hearing the stupid arguments. Traitors need no public places of remembrance.
safeinOhio
(34,209 posts)Surrender Traitors.
barbtries
(29,918 posts)but i favor making it a teaching moment. Just stop with the glorification of traitors and the perpetuation of racism.
dameatball
(7,603 posts)lastlib
(24,964 posts)Thanks for the heads-up!
i would love to see a step toward ending the Civil War in NC.