In the wee hours of Wednesday morning, Baltimore removed its four Confederate monuments, including statues of Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson. This action followed this weekend's events in Charlottesville, Va., when white supremacists protested the removal of a Lee statue, and events this week, when protesters vandalized Confederate statues in Durham, N.C., Louisville, Ky., and Gainesville, Fla.
Activists and government leaders are calling for more removals, while some counter protesters have organized to protect some monuments. Here is a brief summary of the monuments under attack — and those that aren't.
Monuments removed.
The movement against Confederate symbols gained momentum two years ago after avowed white supremacist Dylann Roof murdered nine African-Americans at a church in Charleston, S.C. Roof had shared a picture of himself with the battle flag of the Army of Northern Virginia, known colloquially (if inaccurately) as the Confederate flag.
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Democrats want them removed because they are sick of being reminded everyday they lost the civil war!
ReplyDeleteWell remove the Martin Luther King statue then all will be fair
ReplyDeleteLast week liberals hated toilets, this week it is monuments, next week they will hate something else, but they will ALWAYS hate America.
ReplyDeleteWhy did Baltimore erect Civil War statues in 1948?
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