In response to the tragic murders at Charleston’s “Mother Emanuel” A.M.E. Church by a Confederate flag-waving white supremacist, the Southern Poverty Law Center is launching a campaign to identify and erase government-sanctioned symbols of the Confederacy across the country. While many flags and other symbols are being taken down across the country, incredibly, many Southern states still honor Confederate “heroes” with paid holidays, and Confederate flags still fly in many public places and are emblazoned on city and state seals. In fact, there are still statues, buildings and even a state park honoring Nathan Bedford Forrest, the Confederate general who led a massacre of black Union soldiers and later led the Ku Klux Klan. “The Confederate flag doesn’t just represent Southern ‘heritage,’ it’s a deeply divisive symbol used by racist groups, one what was raised above state capitols in the Deep South during the civil rights movement to show that they stood for white supremacy,” said SPLC Founder Morris Dees. “There’s no place for this or other symbols of the Confederacy in our public spaces.” The SPLC is creating an interactive, online map of sites throughout the United States that honor the Confederacy or its leaders – people such as Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee and Nathan Bedford Forrest. To help us, please use our online form below to send the Confederate names and symbols on public property in your town, and send us a photograph if possible. We’re looking for Confederate statues or monuments; flags; government seals; patches on government uniforms; the names of parks, streets, schools, military bases or counties; school mascots; and other examples. As part of the “Erasing Hate” campaign, we’re also preparing a community action guide to help local communities reach consensus on removing publicly supported symbols that represent the slave-holding South.
America's history is just that. Perhaps something to be learned by all/some. But it's WRONG to "rewrite history as though it never occurred" in order to foster your political agenda. NONE of America's history should be expunged by anybody!!
Tis another misinformation rabbit trail to occupy the resources and distract the sheeple while the country crumbles. Everything in todays media divides us. Think about it and ask yourself why?
Endgame If Richmond wanted to remove all references to Confederate figures from public property, what would have to go? The list may surprise you. BY EDWIN SLIPEK click to enlarge Nowhere does the recent national furor over Confederate flags, monuments and icons hit home more deeply than in Richmond. Here, statues, schools, streets, parks and neighborhoods are among the things named to glorify the Southern leaders of the horrifically bloody war that came to an end 150 years ago. This leads to an intriguing question: What would an endgame entail if the former Capital of the Confederacy and its suburbs erased all of the associated names of publicly-owned places and monuments? The list of possibilities might surprise you (or maybe not). Here is an incomplete inventory: Dr. Simon Baruch Baruch Auditorium, VCU Medical Center Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard Beauregard Avenue Attorney General Judah P. Benjamin Judah P. Benjamin marker designating his home Col. Algernon Sidney Buford Buford Road Joseph Bryan Joseph Bryan statue in Monroe Park Joseph Bryan Park Bryan Park Avenue President Jefferson Davis Lee-Davis High School Jefferson Davis Highway Davis bust in the State Capitol Davis monument on Monument Avenue Jefferson Davis Elementary School Davis Avenue Jackson-Davis Elementary School Maj. James Dooley Dooley Street Dooley Wing, Richmond Public Library Maj. Lewis Ginter Ginter Street Ginter Park Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens Ginter Park Elementary School Ginter Park branch, Richmond Public Library Gen. A.P. Hill Hill Monument Parkway A.P. Hill monument at Laburnum and Hermitage Fort A.P. Hill Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson Jackson monument on Monument Avenue Jackson bust in the State Capitol Jackson statue in Capitol Square Jackson Avenue Stonewall Avenue Jackson-Davis Elementary School Gen. Joseph Johnston Marker marking the wounding of Johnston Johnston bust in State Capitol Gen. Robert E. Lee Robert E. Lee Bridge Lee Monument on Monument Avenue Lee statue in the State Capitol Lee Street Lee Avenue (two streets in Henrico County) Lee Court Lee-Davis High School Stewart-Lee House marker Robert E. Lee Camp marker, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Gen. James Longstreet Longstreet Avenue Commodore Matthew Fontaine Maury Maury House at VCU Medical Center Maury Monument on Monument Avenue Maury bust in the State Capitol Maury Street Maury Road Maury Cemetery Dr. Hunter H. McGuire McGuire’s Veterans Hospital Dr. Hunter McGuire monument in Capitol Square The McGuire Clinic McGuire Park Circle Col. John S. Mosby Mosby Court Mosby School Mosby Elementary School Mosby Street Gen. George E. Pickett Pickett Avenue Adm. Raphael Semmes Semmes Avenue Gen. William “Extra Billy” Smith William Smith statue in Capitol Square Vice President Alexander Stephens Stephens bust in State Capitol Home of Alexander Stephens marker at VCU Medical Center Gen. J.E.B. Stuart Stuart bust in State Capitol Stuart Monument on Monument Avenue Marker at site of Stuart’s death Stuart Avenue Stuart Drive Stuart Elementary School Capt. Sally Tompkins Marker of Tompkins’ hospital Confederate Congressman-elect John Tyler John Tyler Memorial Highway John Tyler Community College Tyler Road Gen. W. C. Wickham W.C. Wickham statue in Monroe Park Gen. George Winder Winder Street Gen. Henry Alexander Wise Wise Street Other: Confederate Avenue Rebels sports teams of Douglas Freeman High School The Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument Howitzers Monument at Park and Harrison streets Oakwood Cemetery Confederate memorial Confederate Memorial Chapel, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Home for Needy Confederate Women, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Battle of Drewry’s Bluff historical marker Second Battle of Drewry’s Bluff historical marker Battery Dantzler historical marker Howlett’s Line historical marker Proctor’s First Fight historical marker Union Army Checked historical marker Home of Samuel Preston Moore historical marker Red Water Creek Engagement historical marker Merrimac Road Confederates sports teams of Lee-Davis High School S Edwin Slipek is Style Weekly’s Senior Contributing Editor. Opinions expressed on the Back Page are those of the writer and not necessarily those of Style Weekly. http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/endgame/Content?oid=2231879