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Came out about a week ago, just found it...well written.


The Monuments Must Go
An open letter from the great-great-grandsons of Stonewall Jackson.
By Jack Christian and Warren Christian

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The statue of Stonewall Jackson in Richmond, Virginia.
Billy Hathorn


Dear Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney and members of the Monument Avenue Commission,

We are native Richmonders and also the great-great-grandsons of Stonewall Jackson. As two of the closest living relatives to Stonewall, we are writing today to ask for the removal of his statue, as well as the removal of all Confederate statues from Monument Avenue. They are overt symbols of racism and white supremacy, and the time is long overdue for them to depart from public display. Overnight, Baltimore has seen fit to take this action. Richmond should, too.

In making this request, we wish to express our respect and admiration for Mayor Stoney’s leadership while also strongly disagreeing with his claim that “removal of symbols does [nothing] for telling the actual truth [nor] changes the state and culture of racism in this country today.” In our view, the removal of the Jackson statue and others will necessarily further difficult conversations about racial justice. It will begin to tell the truth of us all coming to our senses.

Last weekend, Charlottesville showed us unequivocally that Confederate statues offer pre-existing iconography for racists. The people who descended on Charlottesville last weekend were there to make a naked show of force for white supremacy. To them, the Robert E. Lee statue is a clear symbol of their hateful ideology. The Confederate statues on Monument Avenue are, too—especially Jackson, who faces north, supposedly as if to continue the fight.


Full letter here:

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_...ackson_s_grandsons_the_monuments_must_go.html
 
Think it would be a touch more believable that confederate flags aren't a symbol of rasicsm if those who want them reinstalled didn't use racial slurs in their press conferences...


Wow. Bit of a slip there. Usually very careful online though, his type. They're all over sites like this.
 
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