Former President of NAACP, H.K. Edgerton. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYzAqHD1gHc]
Well there aren't as many left of us as rode out at the start. But we will never truly surrender. I don't care if they put me in a box when they lay me down just lay me down in Southern ground (SC-SCV)
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@WindOfAdolf It's those who do not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.
Your narrative, is that those demanding to have "certain" monuments, taken down, are attempting to erase history. This is not factual. Every single monument in question, was erected decades after the civil war, and none have a historical significance.
So, if you don't know the history, perhaps I can help you. Those monuments were erected, post war, to intimidate former slaves, and help re-enforce the Jim Crow laws in the South. Isn't this part of history known to you, or do you choose to ignore it?
As an American, why would you want to help protect the very symbols used to oppress your compatriots? Do you want to bring slavery back? How about Jim Crow laws?
@WindOfAdolf [quote]Slavery existed since before Jesus Christ walked the earth.[/quote]
Wow, this is really enlightening. Noted, thank you. Remind me to go over that, when we're not discussing the history of slavery in the USA, the civil war, and Jim Crow laws.
[quote]You're under the misconception that it always only had to do with color.[/quote]
Really? Because I missed the part where I am under that misconception.
[quote]A typical rational fallacy.[/quote]
You should probably look it up, because it means absolutely nothing, in relation to the context of my post.
The remainder of your post? You copied and pasted from a hate web site, that used a partial statement, from Wikepedia, which was lifted from somewhere else. Let me help you out a bit here and post the executive summary, from that same article that the paragraphs you posted here, are lifted from:
[quote]Politically and economically, blacks have made substantial strides in the post–civil rights era.[/quote]
[quote]I don't know how statues could be construed as intimidation, especially since none of these figures were ever slave owners.[/quote]
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The educational system has failed you, and for that I apologize.
Jefferson Davis (he was the President of the Confederacy). He owned slaves, but to be fair, he only lynched those [u][b]"of vile temper, of low instincts, of base purpose" who would otherwise escape 'justice'[/b][/u]
Robert E. Lee: yes, he owned slaves, that he initially inherited from his mother, along with their descendants. His wife brought her slaves into the marriage.
Just about every Southern general, whose statue was used to intimidate, owned slaves. It's really sad, that someone over 25, would be this kind of statement. This is where I step off this conversation. Again, real sorry the educational system let you down, and now you're resorting to hate sites to feed your anger.
