Sunday, May 31, 2020

Headquarters of the United Daughters of the Confederacy set on fire.

I don't know how long it will be before YouTube pulls down these two videos.  Commentary at the end. CLICK ON THE VIDEO TO SEE THE WHOLE THING.

PART 1 https://youtu.be/ElRQPTL80xs

PART 2  https://youtu.be/fOY_ep6Suo4

PART 3 https://youtu.be/fOY_ep6Suo4


PART 4 UDC BUILDING IS REALLY ABLAZE  https://youtu.be/Rm4pGR1a_hk

PART 5 FIRE RESPONDERS TRYING TO GET THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR https://youtu.be/mEroeEtI1GA
 

Confederate monuments were intensively spray painted in Richmond. In future disturbances over the issue of race Confederate monuments and other places will likely be considered targets.

Previously in civil disturbances prior to 2015 I didn't hear of cases where targeting Confederate memory was part of it. It might have happened, but it certainly wasn't frequent.