Score another victory for America's version of ISIS; our cultural cleansers making sure only the 'right' history is shown.
afraid of history?
or hiding white men, for a change?
Yup. Rewriting American history by black racists and thrir leftwing white enablers.
Are they going to build a “safe space” in it’s place? Where the walls are painted pink and students can play with stuffed animals and watch videos of puppies?
If Americans think this is a “Confederate” phenomenon they are delusional; most of the Founding Fathers owned slaves, and probably every state originally permitted it (here in NJ it was abolished in 1846, only 15 years before the Civil War). I expect a lot of history is going to be “deleted” by the people who are inheriting this country via demographics...
Score another victory for America's version of ISIS; our cultural cleansers making sure only the 'right' history is shown.
“Airbrushed” right out of history. A very common occurrence in the Soviet Union.
I think this was also one of Winston Smith’s duties.
Makes me sick.
this is truly, truly sick.
(I’m a union guy incidentally...well...more of a border states/sam houston guy...but this is sick unto death)
Now all they have to do if find a company to move the monument. New Orleans can tell them that might not be so easy.
Story says "moved to another location". AP is all over the place.
These few to whom the politicians cave should instead recieve jail or deportation for hate. This nonsense has to stop one long mlk bullevod is not going to cut it.
The people of New Orleans let the companies there know that moving their monuments is not a good idea for a lot of reason, money, safety, future business. Those monuments are still in place. Are you listening Kentucky?
All these years later, still so easily bought and sold, eh, Ricky?
This is the same thing ISIS does to historical sites.
That day is drawing ever so close.
Prepare accordingly.
It is important that the victor remove and dishonor the heroes of the vanquished people. In addition the conquerors rename landmarks such as MLK Boulevard instead of Jefferson Avenue; Mount Denali instead of Mount McKinley. Get used to it.
Are there voters left in Kentucky who care about history and heritage? I guess not. There is no valid justification for the ongoing destruction of our true American history.
If Africans hadn’t sold their own people into slavery, there would not be slavery. The civil war wasn’t fought over slavery alone. It was fought in the hope that a growing monster of a central government wouldn’t continue to trample state’s rights.
The North won and today the entire nation suffers in the grip of a monolithic central socialist government.
Pisses me off.
A better summation.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – A Confederate statue located in a prominent place near the University of Louisville campus will be coming down.The statue, located on 3rd Street, near the Speed Art Museum, will be removed. It was placed there in 1895.
The announcement was made at the opening of a press conference, led by Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and U of L President James Ramsey on Friday morning.
The monument will be moved to a new location, "determined at a later date," according to a news release.
"It's always important to remember and respect our history, but it's equally important to reflect on that history in proper context," said Fischer. "This monument represents out history -- a painful part of our nation's history for many -- and it's best moved to a new location."
"We are not here to erase history, but we are here to announce that this statue should be situated somewhere more appropriate than a modern campus that celebrates its diversity," Dr. Ramsey said. "Kentucky certainly played a unique role in the Civil War, but is is the culture of inclusion we strive for each day at U of L that will define our future. Over the years, our campus has grown to encircle the monument, which does not symbolize the values of our campus community or that of a 21st Century institution of higher education."
According to the news release, the statue will be held in storage until an appropriate historical location is selected.
"Leadership in Mayor Fischer's and President Ramsey's offices have been working on the move for several weeks and will be discussing the options for an appropriate historical venue in the near future," the news release states. "While the monument is disassembled, the university will clean and repair the bronze figures and embellishments -- something that has not been done since 1895."
On Friday afternoon, Rep. John Yarmuth applauded the decision to remove the monument.
"I heartily welcome Mayor Fischer and President Ramsey’s decision to remove the Confederate monument from UofL’s campus," Yarmuth said in a written statement. "It honors a shameful episode in our nation's history, one that represents a hateful division and fails to truly reflect our city and Commonwealth’s role in the Civil War."
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