In today’s world, there are many controversial issues in our country addressing somewhat recent events. One of the very key issues included in this plethora of hot topics includes the censorship of modern monuments and public displays of art works. Overall, evidence shows that it is in America’s best interest to not remove, but instead change its view on censorship. Recent occurrences have led to government officials questioning on what they should propose in order to appeal to more citizens on what they prefer to be appropriate. One of these horrific events occurred at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina (Rhoden). This massacre involved African-American worshippers being killed by a white male who was a prime advocate of the
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If the city of New Orleans removed one of their statues of the Confederacy, they would have to remove their founder statue, Andrew Jackson (Chiaramonte). Jackson is well-known for saving New Orleans in the War of 1812, but also owned slaves and signed the Indian Removal Act (Chiaramonete). Governor Bobby Jindal is one of the supporters in favor of not removing the statues (Schachar). He announced that he would try to distinguish what kind of authority he could compose on the issue. Ashley Merlin, author of “Statuesque New Orleans”, has said that the people who view the statues learn an important lesson in the history of Louisiana and art (Schachar). She also proposes great ideas, such as walking tours to teach people about what the statute represents and to not leave any questions regarding the imagery used in the statues (Schachar). She also has said that if we leave questions unanswered, people may feel the idea that the statues institute white supremacy (Mitchell & Nicholson). Another hot topic is the issue of an engraving of a Confederate flag on New Orleans’ city hall since Mayor Landrieu said that the general public does not think that a Confederate flag should be on any government building
If the city of New Orleans removed one of their statues of the Confederacy, they would have to remove their founder statue, Andrew Jackson (Chiaramonte). Jackson is well-known for saving New Orleans in the War of 1812, but also owned slaves and signed the Indian Removal Act (Chiaramonete). Governor Bobby Jindal is one of the supporters in favor of not removing the statues (Schachar). He announced that he would try to distinguish what kind of authority he could compose on the issue. Ashley Merlin, author of “Statuesque New Orleans”, has said that the people who view the statues learn an important lesson in the history of Louisiana and art (Schachar). She also proposes great ideas, such as walking tours to teach people about what the statute represents and to not leave any questions regarding the imagery used in the statues (Schachar). She also has said that if we leave questions unanswered, people may feel the idea that the statues institute white supremacy (Mitchell & Nicholson). Another hot topic is the issue of an engraving of a Confederate flag on New Orleans’ city hall since Mayor Landrieu said that the general public does not think that a Confederate flag should be on any government building