Charlottesville preparing to relocate Confederate statues

[Yonnie3]

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Source: WVIR-29 TV

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A new wave of no parking signs and fencing is up around Charlottesville's two Confederate statues as the city readies to relocate them.

Signs could be seen around Court Square and Market Street Park early Friday, July 9, banning public parking all day Saturday.

The city announced around 12:35 p.m. that a "removal project" for the statues of Generals Robert E. Lee and "Stonewall" Jackson will get underway sometime Saturday. Their stone bases will be left in place and will be removed at a later date.

According to the city, both statues will be stored in a secure location on city property until City Council makes a final decision on disposition.

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Read more: https://www.nbc29.com/2021/07/09/more-fencing-placed-near-charlottesvilles-confederate-statues/

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More information from Charlottesville can be found [link:https://www.charlottesville.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID726here.]

Edit to add:

Background about the violence and death associated with the removal of these statues in this news story:

USA Today

Charlottesville to remove Confederate statues of Robert E. Lee and Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson

Grace Hauck
USA TODAY

A Confederate monument that helped spark a violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, leaving one person dead, is expected to come down Saturday.

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The violence in Charlottesville erupted in 2017 after counter-protesters clashed with white nationalists and others who were part of the "Unite the Right" rally. The groups were protesting Charlottesville's decision to remove the statue of Lee.

That afternoon, a self-identified white supremacist rammed his car into a crowd of counter-protesters, killing Heather Heyer and injuring 19 other people. In 2019, he was sentenced to life in prison plus 419 years.


https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/07/09/charlottesville-remove-confederate-monuments-saturday/7917769002/

I worked with Heather's grandfather and met her multiple times in her youth.

[Omnipresent]

1. I'm sure they would look great, if they were relocated...

To the county dump.

[Yonnie3]

2. Recycle!

Lots of valuable and useful metal. There is unfortunately no foundry near that is large enough to melt them down.

[Bleacher Creature]

3. That's what I was going to say!!

[olegramps]

6. Totally agree. That was my first thing that came to my mind. It is where every Republican belongs.

[Richard D]

11. Melted . . .

and made into statues of Lincoln and Obama. That's my vote.

[rickyhall]

4. I'm thinking the Sargasso Sea.

[TexasTowelie]

5. Charlottesville City Council appropriates $1 million for removal of Confederate statues

Here is the thread that I posted last night:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/108110368

[twodogsbarking]

7. Statues seem to divide people.

Is that why we have them?

[The Mouth]

8. Keep Them!

But add a white flag and plaques that say "LOSER" and "TRAITOR".

[Evolve Dammit]

9. Lee could have fought for the preservation of the Union. He chose to be a traitor. How these

traitors were subsequently glorified is only something the South feels good about. Glorifying traitors. To this day. 156 years later. They need to be treated as such if they want to be armed insurrectionists.

[Yonnie3]

12. Some of us in the South don't feel good about it n/t

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[Stuckinthebush]

15. Exactly

Many many of we southerners feel sick about it and are active in opposition to the glorification of the old south.

As I’m sitting in Birmingham Alabama reading this story about the right moves from another southern city, I’m celebrating their actions. Birmingham removed statues a bit ago to the consternation of some in the state but for the most part our friends and neighbors were supportive.

The rise of Trump showed me that the south doesn’t have a lock on the white supremacy clan.

[Evolve Dammit]

17. I recognize that. Thank you. All red states have lots of "blue." Thanks

[GulfCoast66]

14. Don't bunch all us white southerners together.

Some of us are glad to see them go.

[Evolve Dammit]

16. I'm glad of that. And I'm also very aware that all red states contain a lot of blue. Thanks

[GulfCoast66]

19. No doubt Florida is Red right now. But we're are no Mississippi or Alabama.

If we could get our Democratic Party here as motivated and Organized as Adams has in Georgia we have more potential to be the next Virginia than Georgia does.

DeSantis won by 15K votes against a weak candidate.

[Evolve Dammit]

23. So many snow birds now property owners, you would think it would have already?

[GulfCoast66]

25. They are mainly white, upper middle class Midwesterns.

The retirements communities are the most republican part of they state. They are actually the reason we are not purple.

A good many democrats from the NE retire to South Florida, but not nearly enough to offset the Midwesterners.

[Evolve Dammit]

26. makes sense, sadly. Midwest is still very redneck and not as progressive as NE. Hang in there

[oneshooter]

20. Would you support the bulldozing and destruction of Confederate graveyards?

[Evolve Dammit]

24. No. All deserve a protected place of undisturbed rest. That includes indigenous native Americans.

and slaves.

[Crowman2009]

10. Lot of potential scrap metal there!

[roamer65]

13. Two new statues should replace them.

Ulysses S Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman.

[Evolve Dammit]

18. We really need to get past the war of 155 years ago. Men had to do brutal acts. Time to heal.

[oneshooter]

21. Full amnisty was granted to all confederate soldiers and sailors

By the US Government.

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/25/this-day-in-politics-dec-25-1868-1074077

[Evolve Dammit]

22. Interesting. Thanks for the link

[maxsolomon]

28. They CHOSE brutality in defense of brutality.

Taking down these White Supremacist propaganda exercises (and you should look at what the dedication ceremonies looked like - "living" confederate battle flags made of children standing on bleachers) is a step towards healing.

[Rhiannon12866]

27. I am so sorry - that was a terrible tragedy.

[Yonnie3]

29. Just noticed your post

Thank you.

With the statues gone, I think many here are finally beginning to get over this.