Posted on 06/08/2020 5:10:21 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
Exactly 123 years to the day that it was dedicated, the Shaw Memorial, a monument honoring the first all-volunteer black regiment of the Union Army in the Civil War, was defaced by rioters demanding justice for African-Americans.
On May 31, 1897, the monument was erected on Boston Commons to honor the 54th Massachusetts Regiment of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, who bravely attacked Confederate forces at Fort Wagner.
One of the soldiers, Sgt. William Harvey Carney carried the American flag throughout the battle, never dropping it despite being shot 7 times. Carney was the first black American to win the Congressional Medal of Honor for action.
Liz Vizza, the executive director overseeing the public garden where the monument is located, was shocked that a memorial to black soldiers was defaced by rioters. She noted that the black men who fought in the 54th Massachusetts Regiment were not only risking death, but also the potential of being enslaved if they had been captured.
"This monument is considered one of the nation's greatest pieces of public art and the greatest piece to come out of the Civil War," [Vizza] told WBUR-FM.
The backside of the monument honoring Carney and the 270 men who lost their lives in the battle is now covered with profane graffiti reading "ACAB" (All Cops Are B*stards), "F*** 12" (police), "BLM," "No Justice, No Peace," and "Police are Pigs."
The exploits of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment were depicted in the 1989 Hollywood epic, "Glory."
BLM at it’s acme of stupidity.
Like moths to a bright light.
I wish those soldiers could come back from the dead and shoot these Satanic vandals DEAD.
This isn’t even a civil right issue now, THIS is a “we hate what the USA stand for” issue. These people protesting, and I am not being flip, are today’s SS.
Also, they are too stupid to know any real history.
/bingo
That’s what comes of teaching “social studies” and not US & World History. Social Studies is “history lite” with an emphasis on hammering into the kids’ heads how they should think about a subject. It’s not conducive to a free society.
They may be defacing a monument honoring their great grandfather, who would disown them if he was alive.
It would be nice if Denzel and Morgan would publicly donate funds toward cleaning and sprucing up the monument. Matthew too.
It would be nice if Denzel would....
....but I would say extreme liberals Morgan and Matthew....never
bmp
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