Antifa clashed with white nationalists in Charlottesville, Va., over a statute of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, but the state itself is named after the woman who brought slavery to the Americas.
Queen Elizabeth I, also known as The Virgin Queen, reigned from 1533 to 1603 and sponsored the expansion of the English slave trade into the British colonies of America and India, according to the national archives of the U.K. When Virginia gained statehood 1788, it owed its name to the late queen.
Antifa, a violent group of left-wing radicals who are known to destroy symbols they deem “problematic,” has yet to voice concerns about two of America’s most storied states paying homage to the Virgin Queen.
It may, however, only be a matter of time. Antifa protestors toppled a statue of a Confederate soldier in Durham, N.C., Monday. They’ve made it clear at violent riots in Berkeley, Calif. and elsewhere that destruction of property can be warranted.
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interestingly, counter protestors are rallying to object to speeches in Boston AGAINST hate speech. Aren't both groups for the same thing?
ReplyDeleteLMBO...this is so funny. New York is having problems like this too...I would imagine Most of America's locals names will have this issue...again, so funny.
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