Monuments and Myths

[Chicks]

Crowd cheers as Charlottesville takes down statue of Confederate soldier

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...derate-soldier

“This is a magnificent moment,” community organizer Don Gathers, 61, told the Post. “Much of the racial tension, strife and protest we’re seeing across the country emanates from right here in Charlottesville. But now we’re moving the needle in a positive way.”

[Chicks]

Virginia Military Institute Removes Statue of Confederate Gen. 'Stonewall' Jackson

https://www.npr.org/2020/12/07/94396...newall-jackson

[Chicks]

Robert E. Lee statue removed from Capitol
A Virginia commission has recommended that a statue of civil rights leader Barbara Johns replace that of the Confederate general.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/1...capitol-449503

Closest this traitor ever got to being hung for treason.

[Mark B]

Originally Posted by Chicks

Robert E. Lee statue removed from Capitol
A Virginia commission has recommended that a statue of civil rights leader Barbara Johns replace that of the Confederate general.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/1...capitol-449503

Closest this traitor ever got to being hung for treason.

Good riddance.

[nailer]

Lee wasn't a traitor though. He resigned his US Army commision. During the Civil War he remained a Commonwealth of Virginia citizen and as such became a CSA citizen.

[bobabode]

Sure Cap'n Contrary, sure.

[Chicks]

traitor noun
trai·​tor | \ ˈtrā-tər \

Definition of traitor

1: one who betrays another's trust or is false to an obligation or duty
2: one who commits treason

treason noun
trea·​son | \ ˈtrē-zᵊn \

Definition of treason

1: the offense of attempting by overt acts to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance or to kill or personally injure the sovereign or the sovereign's family
2: the betrayal of a trust : TREACHERY

[Chicks]

Confederate monument, erected in Gwinnett in 1993, comes down

https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-new...HSNXLBJ5VIGIY/

"Erected in 1993". SMH. GA is finally changing for the better, thankfully.

[Chicks]

Virginia's Massive Robert E. Lee Statue Has Been Removed

https://www.npr.org/2021/09/08/10350...ear-of-lawsuit

This is a big 'un.