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After years of civil rights activists calling for the removal of Confederate monuments, they're falling like dominoes amid nationwide protests in the wake of George Floyd's death in police custody.
Politicians on Thursday announced Confederate monuments will be removed from Indianapolis and from Richmond, Virginia. The news follows removals earlier this week in Alexandria, Virginia, and Birmingham, Alabama.
The statues, which honor soldiers and leaders on the losing side of the Civil War, are seen by many as symbols of racism and oppression.
That's why the statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, the capital of the Confederacy, will be removed, Gov. Ralph Northam said Thursday.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/statues-of-confederate-figures-slave-owners-come-down-amid-protests/ar-BB152TPc?li=BBnb7Kz
Overdue.
We already have a monument to Robert E Lee btw. It's Arlington National Cemetery. Look up the history.
Karadeniz
(22,537 posts)Skittles
(153,169 posts)yes
Solly Mack
(90,773 posts)until they all fall down.
Mopar151
(9,986 posts)Good statuary needs a proper presentation.
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)... while still getting rid of these things.
Kind of a win/win.
Submariner
(12,504 posts)for African Americans only, so that they can have the day to shoot at the sculpture of the confederate slavery supporters carved into that mountainous boulder. Then chip it out to clean up the paintball art.