These statues...

[SHRED]

Correct me if I am wrong but weren't the vast majority of these Confederate statues built during the Jim Crow start in the 1910-1920s? And also, was the motivation for them being built intimidation of POC?

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

1. Who cares when they were built? They ALL need to go, along with...

all the names of memorials, buildings, streets, etc named after these racist, white supremacist thugs!!! Fuck them!!!

[SHRED]

2. I agree

[yellowcanine]

3. Yes and yes, for the most part. Some "Lost Cause" crapola also.

[Johnny2X2X]

4. Yes they were

And although I think they should all go regardless of when they were built, when they were built provides context to the general debate.

These monuments and statues were built with malicious intent. They were built with racial intimidation in mind. The public does not know that and they soon will.

[SHRED]

5. Thank you

Motivation for these relics of hate is important when countering fools.

[Hoyt]

6. This monument was started about that time, but not finished until the state took it over in 1958.

The carving is bad enough. The fact the family that owned it started the KKK in Georgia is worse.

Until 1958, the mountain was owned by Klansmen. Big Klan rallies were held there for years, including during my lifetime. At a minimum the carving should be replaced by a memorial to all who have faced vile hatred.

I swear that even driving by, one can feel the hatred. It's just like walking land inhabited by Native Americans, except you don't feel their spirits, you feel hatred. At least I do.




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