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Sunday, March 18, 2018

Park space honoring Confederacy rededicated to Harriet Tubman in Baltimore

More than six months after a statue of Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson was removed from a Baltimore park, about 200 residents and elected officials gathered to rededicate the space to abolitionist and Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman.

The Saturday ceremony in Wyman Park Dell, on the 105th anniversary of Tubman’s death, happened only a few feet from the bare pedestal where a large, bronze statue of Lee and Jackson riding horses once stood. The space will now be called Harriet Tubman Grove.

“We stand on the shoulders of this great woman,” Ernestine Jones-Williams, 71, a descendant of the iconic civil rights leader who spoke on behalf of the family, said, reports the Baltimore Sun. “We are overwhelmed. Overwhelmed. Thank you, and God bless you.”

The statue had stood in the park since 1948, but was removed in August amid a national debate and protests over Confederate monuments and symbols, and how they are viewed. Many people see them as offensive reminders of slavery and racism -- while others consider them a part of their Southern heritage.

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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/03/11/park-space-honoring-confederacy-rededicated-to-harriet-tubman-in-baltimore.html

24 comments:

  1. What's next,are thet going to rename Lee Highway in Arlington Va. Tubman highway.

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  2. Liberals changing history to suit their narrative.

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  3. I guess she "deserves" a monument in a city like Baltimore

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  4. 4:38, they probably should. Atleast you would think that those who believe in the ideals enshrined in the US Constitution would support doing so.

    453, how exactly does this "change" history?

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    1. Changes history by destroying it like it never happened. Are you really you know - dumb

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  5. It offends me tear it down

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  6. Exactly4:56 perfect place to exhibit what she stood for.

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  7. 519 Harriet's statue is now located where a century old statue was. Changed history! Get it?

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  8. If No Confederate statues , Then No Tubman statues !!!!

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  9. Good to know. I'll rush right up for a visit next time Harm City has an extended cease-fire.

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  10. The next one erected will be Louis Farrakhan. It will be erected next to ex-mayor of DC.

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  11. 5:19 tell the guy they should change history, she hasn't a clue.

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  12. POS racist Dirt Bags! It's part of the White Cleansing and Genocide of America.

    And to be honest white people are the blame for not fighting back.

    More than anything white people are at fault for moving out of these big cities! Why did this happen? Why did they move out of the cities and leave the leadership in the hands of these black criminal Democrats? Dumbass white people!

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    4:38, they probably should. Atleast you would think that those who believe in the ideals enshrined in the US Constitution would support doing so.

    453, how exactly does this "change" history?

    March 12, 2018 at 5:19 PM

    This F'g Snow Flake really is that stupid!

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  14. Anonymous said...
    If No Confederate statues , Then No Tubman statues !!!!

    March 12, 2018 at 8:16 PM

    Agreed! Baltimore was a Confederate City. Maybe whites should buy up all the rental property and kick out the renters forcing them into Baltimore County. Lets take our City back!

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  15. Very suiting for Baltimore. Tubman carried a gun and threatened to murder anyone who had second thoughts or wanted to turn away. She was a very violent woman. Only the Lord knows how many she ended up murdering. Yes a very suiting monument for a very violent city. This is why she lived so long. Even the devil didn't want the evil woman.

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  16. Maryland was both a Union/Confederate state. Many family members fought against each other. And many God-fearing people understood that enslavement is sin and helped escaped slaves move northward to freedom. Let the people of Baltimore take a stand for what's being done there.

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  17. Until ALL Confederate Statues are put Back in place >>

    NO Black statues then .........Get used to it !!!

    This is Not Africa , for those who would rather be there ,
    GO there !!!! You will be begging to come back here !!!

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  18. Whites had better WAKE UP before the whole USA is given away

    Stand up for what is Right , quit being Afraid !!!

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  19. lol Wyman park lol, couldn't pick a better place! Full of drug addicts and junkies! Maybe the statue can inspire some of them to take their drug activity underground back to the railroad lol!

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  20. Confederate statues MUst be put back !! Or there is No
    America

    Those , fought in War ...alot more than what Tubman did or
    did not do .....Far more deserving than her !!!!!!!

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    1. Last I checked Tubman risked desth to free americans from

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  21. America is White, majority > Get used to it !!!

    & we are NOT giving our country away anymore > Trump Trump

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