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  • Charlottesville removes Lewis and Clark statue featuring Sacagawea along with Confederate statues

    05/05/2025 10:06:55 PM PDT · by xxqqzz · 57 replies
    cnn ^ | July 13, 2021 | Amir Vera, Artemis Moshtaghian and Elizabeth Joseph
    A Lewis and Clark statue featuring Sacagawea (also spelled Sacajawea), a famous Native American woman, was taken down in Charlottesville, Virginia, making it the third statue to be taken down in the city. The statue is of two White men – Meriwether Lewis and William Clark – and Sacagawea, who was depicted tracking, according to historians. Those against the statue have said Sacagawea appears to be cowering, according to The Daily Progress newspaper. “It was a very offensive statue, and not only did it delineate me as a Native American, it delineated our women and their role in society,” said...