Kit Carson Removed from Pioneer Monument at Civic Center Park

(Denver) Westword ^ | June 27 2020 | EVAN SEMON

[LegendHasIt]

Kit Carson was such a racist.

Married two ‘indian’ women and a Mexican woman.

[wjcsux]

Then there is Las Cruces, New Mexico. It was named in the honor of three settlers that were murdered by the Apaches. Three crosses were erected by the local church to honor them.

[karnage]

Tiresome and horrible.

Kit Carson was a great frontier hero.

[JKOWBELLE]

What the hell? Kit Carson found the west coast! He had nothing to do with slaves!

[Swordmaker]

Well Damn, my father’s middle name is “Carson” due to the fact that one of family ancestors is Christopher “Kit” Carson. . .

[fortes fortuna juvat]

Rachel Carson killed more black people than just about anyone.
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And what about that horrible racist, Margaret Sanger?

[fortes fortuna juvat]

Carson opened up the West. He made it literally all over - many cities, landmarks and rivers named after him. You can guess who is offended.
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Read a good autobiography of that dude. He was one tough hombre, especially given his rather small stature! A real survivor if ever there was one.

[ifinnegan]

Chuckle.

[laplata]

Very good post.

[Rebelbase]

Carson drove the Navajo onto the reservation by threatening to burn their graininess and crops in the fields.

I can understand the Navajo not liking him. Kind of like the born and bred in Atlanta, GA and Columbia, SC don’t like Sherman.

[BruceS]

Don’t forget Corpus Christi, TX

[wjcsux]

Thanks. Las Cruces translates to “ The Crosses”.

[laplata]

And Santa Fe. There are so many.

[laplata]

And Santa Fe. There are so many.

[laplata]

Yes. I grew up in northern NM y hablo espanol.

[Crucial]

Really what they’re doing is destroying white culture and replacing it with black culture.