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Sunday, June 09, 2019

Robert E. Lee statue removed from Dallas park sells for $1.4M after bidding war

A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was sold online for more than $1.4 million on Wednesday after it was removed from a Dallas park nearly two years ago over concerns the monument was racist.

The bronze statue drew a top offer of $1,435,000 from a bidder identified only as "LawDude," according to the Lone Star Auctioneers Inc. website. The second highest bidder, "MustangJerry," maxed out at $1,432,500 after placing 41 bids since the statue first went up for auction with a starting price of $450,000 on May 26.

The Dallas City Council last month voted 12-3 to declare the 1935 sculpture by Alexander Phimister Proctor as "surplus property" and sold to the highest bidder. The artwork features Lee and a young Confederate soldier on horseback.

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17 comments:

Anonymous said...

The dems sure do think that if they get rid of the evidence they that proved they caused all of this divided for centenaries, you all will forget they caused it all... But most of you are pretty stupid so, maybe they are right, you will forget...

Anonymous said...

They will ERECT STATUES of PONCHOS VIEIRA.

Anonymous said...

Take down MLK.

Anonymous said...

You could have had one made cheaper.

Anonymous said...

That statue was paid by taxpayers and therefore should be moved only to taxpayer funded property. Nothing more, nothing less.

TheRealRay said...

If the south would have won we would of had it made...

Anonymous said...

I bid 1.2 million, oh well

Anonymous said...

Let's REMOVE that MLK statue from D.C & auction Off that
one !!!!! He is the one who oppressed the White people in
America by AFFIRMATIVE ACTION !!!!

Which is REVERSE DISCRIMINATION !!!!! Throw it OUT now

Anonymous said...

Bad investment. It's not like its art and bronze prices are down.

Anonymous said...

If the Whites had treated the Blacks, like they did to them,

with Discrimination over 50 years now, to date , they would
also be Furious !!!!! This is 2019 Not the 50's !!!!!

Affirmative Action = Discrimination = Same Thing Exactly !!

Time to end it or there Will be a Race War someday !!! Fact

Anonymous said...

Affirmative Action just keeps the HATE going !!! End it now

How can Anybody argue > Equality , that's the answer !!!!

Let's have it NOW , Just Equality !!! for ALL

Jews / Indians / Whites / Blacks / Mexicans / Cubans

& the rest = ALLLLLLLL No Favoring ANY one group !!

Anonymous said...

Lets do away with BET / Black History Month / Qwanza !!!!

Blackish /

see how that goes !!!!

On EBT cards and Welfare said...

At least they worked back in those days

Anonymous said...

I think you got that backwards there Sparky

Anonymous said...

I hope the new owner puts the statue on land he owns so it can be seen by everyone!

Anonymous said...

When the Dems encounter the slightest resistance they wilt & go away.Most of those who want these statues removed don't even vote.

Anonymous said...

6:47
That is hilarious!
Great comment

Everybody go read it again!
:)