Posted on 07/15/2015 1:21:05 PM PDT by servo1969
The Atlanta chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has proposed that the sculpture of Confederacy President Jefferson Davis, General Robert E. Lee, and General "Stonewall" Jackson be sand blasted off the side of Stone Mountain in Georgia.
Chapter leader Richard Rose is telling local news outlets, "Those guys need to go."
They can be sand-blasted off, or somebody could carefully remove a slab of that and auction it off to the highest bidder.
All of this recognition of Confederate generals is upholding the white supremacy on which the Confederacy was founded and the war was fought.
It is time for Georgia and other Southern states to end the glorification of slavery and white supremacy, paid for and maintained, with the taxes of all its citizens.
Rose said he would be "elated" if they could start immediately in removing the Civil War history from the rock. He suggested adding back historical figures who are considered "instrumental in bringing peace between the races."
It is interesting to note that Stone Mountain Park boasts the largest bas-relief carving in the world, larger than two football fields. The project was begun in 1916 and was headed by lead sculptor Gutzon Borglum, who abandoned the project in 1925 and went on to sculpt Mount Rushmore. It took at least three decades for work to continue when the state of Georgia purchased the mountain and commissioned the carving to continue. It was completed in 1972.
Rose did not comment on whether the phrase "colored people" is historically offensive, nor did he suggest renaming his organization.
Liberals: The Civil War never happened! The Civil Rights Act of 1964 never happened! The police hunt down young Black men in the streets and murder them with impunity! Blacks are still slaves and the White man is the Devil! So it is and so it shall be forever and ever!
Just hire some ISIS freaks to Blow it up
ISIS's war on history - 11 cultural treasures lost forever to the group and its predecessors
Do they also propose sand-blasting the Democrat party, which was the Party of Slavery at its founding two centuries ago and remains the Party of Slavery today?
They should use cannon, like their intellectual brethren from ISIS.
There is something twisted and evil at loose in this country. Every day, I expect someone to stand up and say “Enough. This is crazy.” But it never happens. We just become numb to the insanity.
What is the difference between ISIS and this NAACP proposal?
Were does this end? I just know it cannot end well for anyone.
So hand them a sand blaster. They have to have all volunteer workers. Any hour of labor that gets pecuniary compensation shall be offset by an hour of sandblasting the Commie on the Mall.
YOu need competitive bidding.. The Taliban and Weather underground may get offended. Equality and all. ;-)
ISIS uses artillery, these guys want to sand-blast.
Nobody looks at that carving and thanks about Democrats and slavery except butt munches.
I am sure the NAACP could out source this job to ISIS.
The liberal taliban at work. Modern day book burning nazi’s. Not one bit of difference.
Shhhhhhh. They don’t want that brought up.
Can we sandblast the ugly off of Sheila Jackson Lee?
Replace Jefferson Davis with Angela Davis.
Replace Robert E. Lee with Sheila Jackson Lee.
Replace Stonewall Jackson with Jesse Jackson.
That should make them happy.
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