The town’s Doughboy statue was toppled in a single-vehicle crash in front of the historic Emmit House, located at 601 W. Main St., on June 17. That same night, a gunman in South Carolina killed nine people in Charleston’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in an apparent racist attack.
Following the shooting, activists across the country called for the removal of what they considered racist symbols from government property. The Confederate battle flag and public parks named for Confederate leaders were criticized.
The Emmitsburg statue, erected in 1927, is one of many across the U.S. designed by E.M. Viquesney, a well-known American sculptor of doughboy images. It features a plaque that names about 125 WWI veterans from Emmitsburg, three of whom, Albert Beatty, Ward P. Brown and Charles Edward Butler, appear under a separate heading for “colored soldiers.”
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7 comments:
They only want it segregated if it's their idea...a separate (and superior) event, monument or organization devoted just for them. It's only "racist" if we thought to provide it for them.
Stupidity has no limits.
You cannot change or eliminate history , it is what it is.
If the African American community and the liberals want some history , just keep up this destruction of our nation. Then we will arise and send you to a better place of our choice.
What a total disgrace.
You people that fall for this crap and support what they are doing are a bunch of damn idiots!!
7:02. that is a great idea. If only they would remember who enslaved them and are still doing it to this day.
Democrats.
Obama has divided us...Now, when Obama tries to lock us up...let's see who is on what side!!!
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