Thursday, February 23, 2017

Attack on Robert E. Lee is an Assault on American History Itself

 

Early in February, the City Council of Charlottesville, Virginia voted 3-2 to remove a bronze equestrian monument to Robert E. Lee that stands in a downtown park named in his honor. Vice Mayor Wes Belamy, the council’s only African American member, led the effort to remove the statue.

In the end, this vote may be largely symbolic. Those opposed to the statue’s removal intend to file a lawsuit and point to a state statute that says Virginia cities have no authority over the war memorials they inherited from past generations. “If such are erected,” the law reads, “it shall be unlawful for the authorities of the locality, or any other person or persons, to disturb or interfere with any monuments or memorials so erected.”

2 comments:

  1. You betcha and anything Confederate.
    Silly black turd thinks the Confederate flag attacked him
    or contributed to his incompetence and lowly predisposition.
    Who might these strangers be.
    http://www.live5news.com/clip/13123723/raw-video-protester-attempts-to-snatch-confederate-flag-from-man-outside-lecture

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