Recently, certain statues have been the source of contentious debate surrounding their removal. For some, those statues do not need a public display as they are highly offensive and for others, the statues are cultural and needs to remain. However, the Confederate statues that largely haunt the South needs to be removed since there are no plausible defense for them.
The horrendous events in Charlottesville, Virginia in which a suspected Nazi sympathizer killed a person, reminds us that we have a long way to go with resolving several troublesome societal issues. Almost immediately, calls poured in demanding the removal of troubling Confederate statues and the nation debated having them publicly displayed.
Moreover, responses from both backers and denouncers of the controversial statues engulfed the media in the ensuing weeks and among the defenders clamoring for the Confederate statues to remain was President Trump.
Trump said, “Does anybody want George Washington’s statue [taken down]? No. Is that sad, is that sad? To Lincoln to Teddy Roosevelt. I see they want to take Teddy Roosevelt’s down too. They’re trying to figure out why, they don’t know. They’re trying to take away our culture, they’re trying to take away our history…”
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The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) a nonprofit legal advocacy organization that promotes tolerance revealed the truth behind many Confederate statues. They said, “There were two major periods in which the dedication of Confederate monuments and other symbols spiked — the first two decades of the 20th century and during the civil rights movement.” Dutifully noted the first period occurred during the South’s implementation of the infamous Jim Crow laws, which illegally restricted the rights of African-Americans. Under those circumstances, it is no mere coincidence and I challenge anyone to pronounce
The horrendous events in Charlottesville, Virginia in which a suspected Nazi sympathizer killed a person, reminds us that we have a long way to go with resolving several troublesome societal issues. Almost immediately, calls poured in demanding the removal of troubling Confederate statues and the nation debated having them publicly displayed.
Moreover, responses from both backers and denouncers of the controversial statues engulfed the media in the ensuing weeks and among the defenders clamoring for the Confederate statues to remain was President Trump.
Trump said, “Does anybody want George Washington’s statue [taken down]? No. Is that sad, is that sad? To Lincoln to Teddy Roosevelt. I see they want to take Teddy Roosevelt’s down too. They’re trying to figure out why, they don’t know. They’re trying to take away our culture, they’re trying to take away our history…”
His words succulently recapped the position of …show more content…
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) a nonprofit legal advocacy organization that promotes tolerance revealed the truth behind many Confederate statues. They said, “There were two major periods in which the dedication of Confederate monuments and other symbols spiked — the first two decades of the 20th century and during the civil rights movement.” Dutifully noted the first period occurred during the South’s implementation of the infamous Jim Crow laws, which illegally restricted the rights of African-Americans. Under those circumstances, it is no mere coincidence and I challenge anyone to pronounce