Posted on 07/30/2022 9:39:27 AM PDT by lowbridge
The Cornell University Library has removed a bust of President Abraham Lincoln and a bronze plaque of the Gettysburg Address after reportedly receiving a complaint.
Randy Wayne, a professor of biology at Cornell, said the library had removed the display, which had been there since 2013, after "someone complained," the College Fix reported .
In a statement to the Washington Examiner, university spokeswoman Rebecca Valli said the bust of Lincoln "was part of a temporary exhibit on the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address" and that it had been on display from 2013-2021. With the display gone, only an empty case remains.
Lincoln delivered the famous oration on Nov. 19, 1863, four months after the Civil War battle on the site claimed over 50,000 lives on both sides of the conflict —the most of any single battle of the conflict.
“Cornell proudly possesses one of five known copies of the Gettysburg Address in Lincoln’s hand," Valli said. "The original is safely sequestered, with a digital facsimile on permanent display. Additionally, five electronic Lincoln exhibitions are available for 24/7 viewing online."
Wayne remains unconvinced of the university's version of events. In an email to the Washington Examiner, he said he did not believe that the university's statement "is the whole truth."
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Idiots.
will they put it back when someone complains about its removal?
What was their Freeper name? ;)
-PJ
Cornell is so racist— kkk doesn’t like Lincoln, so they take his stuff out.
It was removed because someone complained? So if someone complains about the rainbow themed imagery on campus, in honor of homosexuality, will those be removed?
If the criteria are that if someone complains about something, and then it will be removed, why aren’t those criteria applied to other issues?
This is old news- rehashed. Maybe a few more details.
I’d like to lodge a formal complaint about the mannequin on display in the Oval Office.
That’s no mannequin, it’s an amazing Disney animatronic.
Okay. So I shall complain. Remove Cornell University!
It's what happens when you have 40 years or more of leftist grade school teachers assuring each and every student that they are the best person in the whole world. The kids grow up thinking everything they like should be provided free of charge, and everything they don't like should be banned.
Which part of our Constitution gives authority the most sensitive snowflake among us?
There is no KKK anymore. Why do Freepers keep talking about it?
They’re lying. They want it gone. It’s what commies do, destroy history that is problematic for their narrative.
The tree needs a lot of watering.
Naturally, the spineless, gutless jellyfish removed the Lincoln bust ASAP. Nothing less would be expected from these pansies.
Doesn’t work for us. Ever.
It only works toward the favor of the communists. Which in itself should tell U.S. Americans something.
The day we start telling leftists to fu#k off is the day sanity starts to return. Just say no to leftists!
That’s no mannequin, it’s an amazing Disney animatronic.
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Common mistake, its actually a Real Doll ...
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