|
|||||||
New Orleans removes first of four Confederate-era monuments, announces funding to take down the rest
this is a discussion within the NOLA Community Forum; A few hours after construction crews began removing a statue intended to recognize "white supremacy in the South,"*Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced that the city should "truly remember all of our history, not part of it." The Battle of Liberty Place ...
 |
|
|
|
LinkBack | Thread Tools | Display Modes |
04-24-2017, 10:31 AM
|
#1 |
|
Site Admin
|
New Orleans removes first of four Confederate-era monuments, announces funding to take down the rest
 A few hours after construction crews began removing a statue intended to recognize "white supremacy in the South,"*Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced that the city should "truly remember all of our history, not part of it." The Battle of Liberty Place obelisk ? one of four*statues targeted for removal by the city, and what Landrieu called the "most offensive" of the four ? was the first to come down.The statues ? which Landrieu said were "first erected as an affront to America, intended to deny the humanity of millions of Americans" ? will be moved to a city-held warehouse before they move to a museum or similar building.? |
|
|
|
«
Gambit's Digital Edition, April 25, 2017
|
What people are saying about the overnight Confederate-era monument removal in New Orleans
»
Linear Mode
|
|
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 02:48 PM.
