So far what we know about the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) forthcoming activities is this.
2020 National Convention in St. Augustin, Florida. Activists there are very aware of this forthcoming event.
https://scv2020reunion.com/ They have pulled the original artwork, but it is in the Internet archive.
https://web.archive.org/web/20190228212854/https://scv2020reunion.com/
2021 National Convention in Metairie, Louisiana. It is a suburbe adjacent to New Orleans. I let them know about his upcoming event. Groups there in the New Orleans area have been notified.
https://www.scv-bcamp130.org/2021-national-scv-reunion
The 2022 National Convention appears to be in Savannah,Georgia, but not much is known about it. This is the website of the local SCV camp. http://www.scvsavannah.com/ This hasn't been confirmed, but I did notify local groups to be on the alert.
There is a Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/960467037673144/ in which there is information about the SCV and their activities and ideology and information about upcoming activities and what different groups have done.
We are going to also put in the Facebook group notifications about other neo-Confederate group conventions and meetings.
The United Daughters of the Confederacy convention is scheduled in Richmond, VA, Nov. 5-9, 2020. Typically they hold their convention in Richmond every other year. So the 2022 convention is likely to be in Richmond in November. However, will all the change, any thing might happen. As the climate cools towards the Confederacy neo-Confederate groups are becoming more secretive about their activities.
Again, this is simply to express counter opinions an in no way will I support actions that are illegal.
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Showing posts with label New Orleans. Show all posts
Friday, March 06, 2020
Thursday, February 14, 2019
Dallas moves to remove another Confederate statue. Richmond however still stuck in the Confederacy
The Smithsonian article about the vote to remove the Confederate War Memorial in Pioneer Park. It is online here.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews-history-archaeology/dallas-city-council-votes-remove-massive-confederate-war-memorial-180971503/
This is the 2nd statue it is going to remove.
This Smithsonian has changed a lot since it was publishing stuff criticizing suggesting that Richmond, Virginia, which still hasn't gotten rid of any Confederate monuments, was somehow wiser than New Orleans which got rid of them all.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-richmond-has-gotten-right-about-interpreting-its-confederate-history-180963354/
When you are behind Dallas that must really hurt.
This is the town of M.E. Bradford and William Murchison. All their little dreams of neo-Confederacy Gone With the Wind!
As I have stated before, each time a statue is removed, the ones that remain seem more anomalous. With Austin, San Antonio having gotten rid of Confederate stuff, and Dallas moving forward, it won't be long until someone in Houston will decided it is time to move forward.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews-history-archaeology/dallas-city-council-votes-remove-massive-confederate-war-memorial-180971503/
This is the 2nd statue it is going to remove.
This Smithsonian has changed a lot since it was publishing stuff criticizing suggesting that Richmond, Virginia, which still hasn't gotten rid of any Confederate monuments, was somehow wiser than New Orleans which got rid of them all.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-richmond-has-gotten-right-about-interpreting-its-confederate-history-180963354/
When you are behind Dallas that must really hurt.
This is the town of M.E. Bradford and William Murchison. All their little dreams of neo-Confederacy Gone With the Wind!
As I have stated before, each time a statue is removed, the ones that remain seem more anomalous. With Austin, San Antonio having gotten rid of Confederate stuff, and Dallas moving forward, it won't be long until someone in Houston will decided it is time to move forward.
No major metropolis wants to feel their are more retrograde than Dallas. Houston will start moving to re-examine its memorials.
As time goes on smaller metropolises will want to look at getting rid of their Confederate statues also, since Confederate statues will stand as a mark of backwardness.
Neo-Confederacy is crumbling a statue at a time.
Sunday, April 01, 2018
Take 'Em Down NOLA. Rationalizations of statue defenders Item #4
After I left the Mitch Landrieu book signing I ran into a person outside the museum who as critical of Take 'Em Down NOLA (TEDN). Being an older white guy often people will make assumptions about my opinions.
This person's argument against TEDN was that the members of TEDN were "transplants."
I pointed out that in our legal system there weren't hereditary castes nor privileged voters, and that everyone living there in New Orleans was a citizen with rights.
Of course the person didn't accept this, he said how would I like it if people came to my place to change my culture or some such thing. A little Xenophobia is the basis of his argument.
If I moved someplace and something there was really stupid I would speak out. If it was something like cottage cheese pie in West, Texas. (That is West, Texas not West Texas, on the way to Waco.) I am not going to be that critical. Local favorite, awful, but let it go, I don't have to eat it. But I think, and I have opinions, and I can choose to express them. I will be sensitive to feelings where possible, but I don't think locality enables stupidity.
What you learn is that people with banal white nationalist views don't want to recognize that they are white nationalists and come up with all sorts of inane arguments.
The tactic of discussing whether they are transplants or not is to avoid discussing the issues involved with Confederate monuments. The person discusses these other topics to avoid discussing the Confederacy or realizing his or her white nationalist views.
We need to confront these various rationalizations by the following
1. Point out that they are means to avoid discussing the issue.
2. Call it banal white nationalism.
This person's argument against TEDN was that the members of TEDN were "transplants."
I pointed out that in our legal system there weren't hereditary castes nor privileged voters, and that everyone living there in New Orleans was a citizen with rights.
Of course the person didn't accept this, he said how would I like it if people came to my place to change my culture or some such thing. A little Xenophobia is the basis of his argument.
If I moved someplace and something there was really stupid I would speak out. If it was something like cottage cheese pie in West, Texas. (That is West, Texas not West Texas, on the way to Waco.) I am not going to be that critical. Local favorite, awful, but let it go, I don't have to eat it. But I think, and I have opinions, and I can choose to express them. I will be sensitive to feelings where possible, but I don't think locality enables stupidity.
What you learn is that people with banal white nationalist views don't want to recognize that they are white nationalists and come up with all sorts of inane arguments.
The tactic of discussing whether they are transplants or not is to avoid discussing the issues involved with Confederate monuments. The person discusses these other topics to avoid discussing the Confederacy or realizing his or her white nationalist views.
We need to confront these various rationalizations by the following
1. Point out that they are means to avoid discussing the issue.
2. Call it banal white nationalism.
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Take 'Em Down NOLA, Marching in the street. Item #3
On Sunday, 3/25/2017 we marched through streets in New Orleans and stopped at various monuments that needed to go.
There was no parade permit. The police just stopped traffic along the route so we could pass unhindered. I was able to safely walk backwards into intersections against the traffic lights so I could get Facebook live broadcasting of the group.
The city didn't want any incidents and it was like we had an escort along the way.
I have the video of the parade on Facebook. My cell phone would lose signal and I would have to restart.
This is the first video.
https://www.facebook.com/edward.sebesta/videos/10157266790959829/
This is the second video.
https://www.facebook.com/edward.sebesta/videos/10157266915554829/
This is the third video.
https://www.facebook.com/edward.sebesta/videos/10157267094869829/
The police barricaded one monument so that the TEDN couldn't use the monument for some action.
At the end of the march we were back at Lafayette Park and we formed a big circle. This is part of the circle.
Click on pictures to see the ENTIRE photo.
This is another section of the circle.
And another section of the circle.
another section of the circle
another section of the circle
A very diverse group of people working for a common goal. People who are going back to their communities and who are fired up to take down Confederate statues and I will be providing research support for all of them.
There was no parade permit. The police just stopped traffic along the route so we could pass unhindered. I was able to safely walk backwards into intersections against the traffic lights so I could get Facebook live broadcasting of the group.
The city didn't want any incidents and it was like we had an escort along the way.
I have the video of the parade on Facebook. My cell phone would lose signal and I would have to restart.
This is the first video.
https://www.facebook.com/edward.sebesta/videos/10157266790959829/
This is the second video.
https://www.facebook.com/edward.sebesta/videos/10157266915554829/
This is the third video.
https://www.facebook.com/edward.sebesta/videos/10157267094869829/
The police barricaded one monument so that the TEDN couldn't use the monument for some action.
At the end of the march we were back at Lafayette Park and we formed a big circle. This is part of the circle.
Click on pictures to see the ENTIRE photo.
This is another section of the circle.
And another section of the circle.
another section of the circle
another section of the circle
A very diverse group of people working for a common goal. People who are going back to their communities and who are fired up to take down Confederate statues and I will be providing research support for all of them.
Take 'Em Down Nola Friday night session, meet and greet 3/23/2018 Item #2
The leaders of Take 'Em Down NOLA spoke to everyone Friday night. There were still people driving to attend starting in the morning so all the attendees of the Conference weren't there yet.
Click on image to see whole thing.
At the end of the session we formed a big circle as a means of achieving group solidarity. This was a big circle, but we had several groups not there yet, but would be there in the morning.
One photo shot didn't get the whole circle in.
These are people really serious about bringing down Confederate monuments across the nation and people making up a support network.
This will be the beginning. As we get a national group going, we will get individuals interested from different cities and they will contact our groups and they will be referred to other interested individuals from their city.
Click on image to see whole thing.
At the end of the session we formed a big circle as a means of achieving group solidarity. This was a big circle, but we had several groups not there yet, but would be there in the morning.
One photo shot didn't get the whole circle in.
These are people really serious about bringing down Confederate monuments across the nation and people making up a support network.
This will be the beginning. As we get a national group going, we will get individuals interested from different cities and they will contact our groups and they will be referred to other interested individuals from their city.
Monday, March 26, 2018
Take 'Em Down NOLA reads Kevin M. Levin just before confronting Mitch Landrieu: Item #1 TakeEMDownNOLA Series
I was down in New Orleans at the Take 'Em Down NOLA (TEDN) national conference, 3/23-25/2018, this last weekend. It had people from across the nation attending. I will be doing a series of posts on what happened. The neo-Confederate movement is now doomed and it is just a matter of time before the Confederate landscape is gone.
Sunday, 3/25/2018 we had a morning march in the streets of New Orleans to the statues of white supremacists. Then a little later in the early afternoon we went to for lunch. Saturday, the previous day, I learned that TEDN was not happy with Mitch Landrieu taking all the credit.
The plan was that after the lunch we would go to the Mitch Landrieu book signing at 2pm.
During lunch, I shared with them Kevin M. Levin's posting on Mitch Landrieu's book where Levin criticizes Landrieu for taking too much credit for the monument removal. This is the link to Kevin Levin's posting.
http://cwmemory.com/2018/03/24/mayor-mitch-landrieu-and-the-mythology-of-confederate-monument-removals-in-new-orleans/
One of the TEDN leaders was very interested and read it through on my cellphone. I also shared the link. This was good preparation when we tracked down Mitch Landrieu's book signing several blocks away at a museum.
It was on the second floor with tables with linen cloth and African American food servers in an elite space and thus creating plantation optics. You needed a ticket to get up.
I was asked to reconnoiter and find out where it was.
I was able to get upstairs anyways by just walking up and saying no I did not have a ticket, but I was a historian that just happened to be in town and wanted to get a book. I had a nonchalant attitude that I expect to be admitted anyways and it worked.
I did photo documentation of the event and the audience and the food servers and the whole elite thing. Then I went down to report. However, TEDN had decided to come up and I direct them to the book signing where Landrieu was just spinning his narrative.
Malcolm Suber entered into a dialog with Landrieu but his is a very able politician, that is he had some rationalizations for everything. He also spoke to Suber as if he was an acquaintance.
I had explained that Kevin M. Levin was a person who wrote articles for the Smithsonian and The Atlantic and was an establishment figure and Levin saw what Landrieu was doing. I have shared the link and showed the URL of Levin's blog to them. There was a lot of interest and I think some gratification that others were seeing what Landrieu was doing.
I also explained that though Levin and I am opponents that his blog often has good information. I also explained that Levin got on the train to remove monuments very late in the historical process.
TEDN during the march criticized academics for being missing in action and not challenging the built environment that honors white supremacists. They are right to a great degree, but I was able to show that there were exceptions.
The power of these conferences is that they connect resources. I was able to alert TEDN to Levin's posting. It lets TEDN know that there are people who see their side of this story and are supportive. It encouraged TEDN to continue to assert their narrative.
The following are photos of the event. Click on them to see the WHOLE photo.
Then TEDN appeared. It no longer was just an elite event.
Sunday, 3/25/2018 we had a morning march in the streets of New Orleans to the statues of white supremacists. Then a little later in the early afternoon we went to for lunch. Saturday, the previous day, I learned that TEDN was not happy with Mitch Landrieu taking all the credit.
The plan was that after the lunch we would go to the Mitch Landrieu book signing at 2pm.
During lunch, I shared with them Kevin M. Levin's posting on Mitch Landrieu's book where Levin criticizes Landrieu for taking too much credit for the monument removal. This is the link to Kevin Levin's posting.
http://cwmemory.com/2018/03/24/mayor-mitch-landrieu-and-the-mythology-of-confederate-monument-removals-in-new-orleans/
One of the TEDN leaders was very interested and read it through on my cellphone. I also shared the link. This was good preparation when we tracked down Mitch Landrieu's book signing several blocks away at a museum.
It was on the second floor with tables with linen cloth and African American food servers in an elite space and thus creating plantation optics. You needed a ticket to get up.
I was asked to reconnoiter and find out where it was.
I was able to get upstairs anyways by just walking up and saying no I did not have a ticket, but I was a historian that just happened to be in town and wanted to get a book. I had a nonchalant attitude that I expect to be admitted anyways and it worked.
I did photo documentation of the event and the audience and the food servers and the whole elite thing. Then I went down to report. However, TEDN had decided to come up and I direct them to the book signing where Landrieu was just spinning his narrative.
Malcolm Suber entered into a dialog with Landrieu but his is a very able politician, that is he had some rationalizations for everything. He also spoke to Suber as if he was an acquaintance.
I had explained that Kevin M. Levin was a person who wrote articles for the Smithsonian and The Atlantic and was an establishment figure and Levin saw what Landrieu was doing. I have shared the link and showed the URL of Levin's blog to them. There was a lot of interest and I think some gratification that others were seeing what Landrieu was doing.
I also explained that though Levin and I am opponents that his blog often has good information. I also explained that Levin got on the train to remove monuments very late in the historical process.
TEDN during the march criticized academics for being missing in action and not challenging the built environment that honors white supremacists. They are right to a great degree, but I was able to show that there were exceptions.
The power of these conferences is that they connect resources. I was able to alert TEDN to Levin's posting. It lets TEDN know that there are people who see their side of this story and are supportive. It encouraged TEDN to continue to assert their narrative.
The following are photos of the event. Click on them to see the WHOLE photo.
Then TEDN appeared. It no longer was just an elite event.
Friday, May 26, 2017
"Why are hundreds of Confederate statues still standing?" Quoted twice in this article. I describe the emerging set of arguments set forth by academics as rationalizations for these monuments.
http://thegrio.com/2017/05/26/hundreds-of-confederate-statues-still-standing/#oQWeYWxF2IXyGtRl.01
The link to the article is above.
I will have to elaborate for this posting later. I am currently tied up with a project.
I did supply many links to the writings of different scholars, blog postings, news articles.
The link to the article is above.
I will have to elaborate for this posting later. I am currently tied up with a project.
I did supply many links to the writings of different scholars, blog postings, news articles.
Sunday, May 21, 2017
"Bronze Plaques Matter" article by African American conservative
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/447824/new-orleans-confederate-monuments-robert-e-lee-memory-hole
A lot of rationalizations will now be forth coming.
A lot of rationalizations will now be forth coming.
Thursday, May 18, 2017
Robert E. Lee is going down! This is a good example for Dallas, Texas. FRIDAY, Updates Continue Friday Lunch update Evening Update
http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_47a6d19e-3bfa-11e7-a1c1-47f6cb96a80c.html
Title of above article is, "Barricades, no parking signs crop up near Lee Circle signaling possible removal of state." It has a date time of May 18, 2017 4:29 pm.
Sounds like it is going to happen soon. This will be a great example to Dallas, Texas to take down their Robert E. Lee statue. This is the blog to take down the Robert E. Lee statue in Dallas, Texas.
http://roberteleepark.blogspot.com/
I will update as this happens. Multiple reports of barricades going up and expectation that the Lee statue is going down.
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/05/robert_e_lee_monuments.html
Many commercials at this page.
http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/orleans/barricades-no-parking-signs-surround-lee-circle/440872784
You can see video at this page.
http://wgno.com/2017/05/18/barricades-going-up-at-lee-circle/
7:56 CST
http://www.fox8live.com/story/35462838/monument-watch-councilwoman-questions-funding-for-removal
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu is going to speak on the removal of the monuments Friday.
http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_56dd1a82-3c28-11e7-a2eb-4b44c8b13537.html
Well I am retiring for the night. I will update in the morning.
Back up for 15 minutes with this update. Title is "All signs point to removal of New Orleans' Robert E. Lee statue imminent." They expect the statue will be removed Friday morning. Only a handful of protesters showed up so far. The pro-Confederates and neo-Confederates have given up.
http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_cc3b196e-3c28-11e7-97aa-ef4297dddb6a.html
FRIDAY UPDATES CONTINUE
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-orleans-to-take-down-robert-e-lee-statue-on-friday/
The Robert E. Lee statue is coming down during the day.
Picture gallery.
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/05/live_updates_confederate_gen_r.html
It is a national story.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2017/05/19/new-orleans-robert-e-lee-statue-to-come-down-friday?via=desktop&source=copyurl
It is an AP news story.
https://apnews.com/78d8ea941a554ba2836e222351454993/Statue-of-General-Lee-coming-down-in-New-Orleans-on-Friday?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=APSouthRegion
Mitch Landrieu is going to give remarks on the removal of the four Confederate landmarks.
http://www.katc.com/story/35467788/mayor-mitch-landrieu-to-give-remarks-on-removal-of-four-confederate-statues
"Special address on removal of monuments form New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu set for Friday."
http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_56dd1a82-3c28-11e7-a2eb-4b44c8b13537.html
FRIDAY LUNCH UPDATE
You can watch it live at this website. It is their websites lead story and it is the first thing you see on the home page. The equipment is there. It is huge.
http://www.nola.com/
Neo-Confederates angry. Their world is going under.
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/05/watch_passion_rise_at_the_robe.html
Plans in place for former locations of Confederate monuments.
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/05/confederate_monuments_water_fe.html#incart_big-photo
Louisiana House bill to protect monuments uses term, "War Between the States." The title of the article is, "Ar Louisiana House members Monuments Men or Confederate fanboys?: Opinion."
http://www.nola.com/opinions/index.ssf/2017/05/monuments_men_or_the_confedera.html#incart_2box
Winter Institute helped New Orleans address Confederate monuments
http://www.oxfordeagle.com/2017/05/19/winter-institute-helped-n-o-address-confederate-monuments/
Back to work. I will update this evening.
Evening updates
Best online place to watch is http://www.nola.com.
I am watching on Periscope when available. The neo-Confederate make all sorts of nonsensical historical claims.
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu has issued a statement.
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/05/mayor_mitch_landrieu_conferate.html#incart_big-photo
The guys doing the work are really brave. They are way, way up high, and they are exposed to any crazed individual that might shoot. I don't know if I could do the job.
http://www.nola.gov/mayor/press-releases/
Ask Trump not to send a wreath to the Arlington Confederate monument.
https://www.change.org/p/edward-h-sebesta-ask-president-trump-not-to-send-a-wreath-to-the-arlington-confederate-monument
The Nola live feed seems to be getting overloaded. I am going to try to find another live feed.
Back to Nola.
ROBERT E. LEE IS DOWN!
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/05/confederate_monuments_lee_come.html#incart_big-photo
Mayor Mitch Landrieu's speech.
https://youtu.be/-uJ0Kp9X4eI
Title of above article is, "Barricades, no parking signs crop up near Lee Circle signaling possible removal of state." It has a date time of May 18, 2017 4:29 pm.
Sounds like it is going to happen soon. This will be a great example to Dallas, Texas to take down their Robert E. Lee statue. This is the blog to take down the Robert E. Lee statue in Dallas, Texas.
http://roberteleepark.blogspot.com/
I will update as this happens. Multiple reports of barricades going up and expectation that the Lee statue is going down.
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/05/robert_e_lee_monuments.html
Many commercials at this page.
http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/orleans/barricades-no-parking-signs-surround-lee-circle/440872784
You can see video at this page.
http://wgno.com/2017/05/18/barricades-going-up-at-lee-circle/
7:56 CST
http://www.fox8live.com/story/35462838/monument-watch-councilwoman-questions-funding-for-removal
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu is going to speak on the removal of the monuments Friday.
http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_56dd1a82-3c28-11e7-a2eb-4b44c8b13537.html
Well I am retiring for the night. I will update in the morning.
Back up for 15 minutes with this update. Title is "All signs point to removal of New Orleans' Robert E. Lee statue imminent." They expect the statue will be removed Friday morning. Only a handful of protesters showed up so far. The pro-Confederates and neo-Confederates have given up.
http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_cc3b196e-3c28-11e7-97aa-ef4297dddb6a.html
FRIDAY UPDATES CONTINUE
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-orleans-to-take-down-robert-e-lee-statue-on-friday/
The Robert E. Lee statue is coming down during the day.
Picture gallery.
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/05/live_updates_confederate_gen_r.html
It is a national story.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2017/05/19/new-orleans-robert-e-lee-statue-to-come-down-friday?via=desktop&source=copyurl
It is an AP news story.
https://apnews.com/78d8ea941a554ba2836e222351454993/Statue-of-General-Lee-coming-down-in-New-Orleans-on-Friday?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=APSouthRegion
Mitch Landrieu is going to give remarks on the removal of the four Confederate landmarks.
http://www.katc.com/story/35467788/mayor-mitch-landrieu-to-give-remarks-on-removal-of-four-confederate-statues
"Special address on removal of monuments form New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu set for Friday."
http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_56dd1a82-3c28-11e7-a2eb-4b44c8b13537.html
FRIDAY LUNCH UPDATE
You can watch it live at this website. It is their websites lead story and it is the first thing you see on the home page. The equipment is there. It is huge.
http://www.nola.com/
Neo-Confederates angry. Their world is going under.
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/05/watch_passion_rise_at_the_robe.html
Plans in place for former locations of Confederate monuments.
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/05/confederate_monuments_water_fe.html#incart_big-photo
Louisiana House bill to protect monuments uses term, "War Between the States." The title of the article is, "Ar Louisiana House members Monuments Men or Confederate fanboys?: Opinion."
http://www.nola.com/opinions/index.ssf/2017/05/monuments_men_or_the_confedera.html#incart_2box
Winter Institute helped New Orleans address Confederate monuments
http://www.oxfordeagle.com/2017/05/19/winter-institute-helped-n-o-address-confederate-monuments/
Back to work. I will update this evening.
Evening updates
Best online place to watch is http://www.nola.com.
I am watching on Periscope when available. The neo-Confederate make all sorts of nonsensical historical claims.
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu has issued a statement.
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/05/mayor_mitch_landrieu_conferate.html#incart_big-photo
The guys doing the work are really brave. They are way, way up high, and they are exposed to any crazed individual that might shoot. I don't know if I could do the job.
http://www.nola.gov/mayor/press-releases/
Ask Trump not to send a wreath to the Arlington Confederate monument.
https://www.change.org/p/edward-h-sebesta-ask-president-trump-not-to-send-a-wreath-to-the-arlington-confederate-monument
The Nola live feed seems to be getting overloaded. I am going to try to find another live feed.
Back to Nola.
ROBERT E. LEE IS DOWN!
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/05/confederate_monuments_lee_come.html#incart_big-photo
Mayor Mitch Landrieu's speech.
https://youtu.be/-uJ0Kp9X4eI
Revolution against the Confederacy is coming.
https://newrepublic.com/article/142757/young-black-activists-targeting-new-orleanss-confederate-monuments
They plan to go after everything. Quoting from the article.
The success of their efforts will provide a template for the nation. It is a multiracial intergenerational coalition.
This is there web page.
http://takeemdownnola.org/
Sign the petition.
https://campaigns.organizefor.org/petitions/take-down-all-symbols-of-white-supremacy?bucket&source=facebook-share-button&time=1472029121
They plan to go after everything. Quoting from the article.
The organization identified more than 100 statues, 24 streets, seven schools, and two hospitals that it says pay tribute to slavery. These include Tulane University, named after Paul Tulane, who was the largest donor to the Confederacy in New Orleans; several schools named after John McDonogh, who was a prominent slave owner in the city; and Governor Nichols Street, named after a Confederate general.
This is there web page.
http://takeemdownnola.org/
Sign the petition.
https://campaigns.organizefor.org/petitions/take-down-all-symbols-of-white-supremacy?bucket&source=facebook-share-button&time=1472029121
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
When will the Robert E. Lee statue go down? Probably soon
I think the Robert E. Lee statue will likely go down soon. I suspect that the crew that pulls down the statue needs a couple days to rest up and then they will be ready.
Mayor Mitch Landrieu very likely realizes he has to move fast. Though the Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has spoken out that the state of Louisiana should not interfere with monument removal in New Orleans, he probably wishes the 4th Confederate monument is removed before the Louisiana State Senate passed a bill protecting monuments and has to veto it.
This is a link to a story about Gov. John Bel Edwards being opposed to the Louisiana House bill protecting monuments.
http://wgno.com/2017/05/17/governor-state-should-not-interfere-with-monument-removal-in-new-orleans/
Also, there is always the chance that some judge in either the state or federal judiciary might decide to give some ruling protecting the statue. The ruling might be overturned upon appeal, but the monument removal will be delayed until is overturned.
Also, someone might chain themselves to the Lee monument. Or there might be a Confederate stylite. I see that there is a platform near the top of the monument. It might be difficult if somone was up there and refusing to get down.
Or perhaps a really large mob might yet mobilize.
I would not be surprised if the Robert E. Lee Monument is down before the end of this coming Sunday, May 21, 2017. Landrieu needs to get a move on and get this last monument down soon and I think he well knows it.
Mayor Mitch Landrieu very likely realizes he has to move fast. Though the Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has spoken out that the state of Louisiana should not interfere with monument removal in New Orleans, he probably wishes the 4th Confederate monument is removed before the Louisiana State Senate passed a bill protecting monuments and has to veto it.
This is a link to a story about Gov. John Bel Edwards being opposed to the Louisiana House bill protecting monuments.
http://wgno.com/2017/05/17/governor-state-should-not-interfere-with-monument-removal-in-new-orleans/
Also, there is always the chance that some judge in either the state or federal judiciary might decide to give some ruling protecting the statue. The ruling might be overturned upon appeal, but the monument removal will be delayed until is overturned.
Also, someone might chain themselves to the Lee monument. Or there might be a Confederate stylite. I see that there is a platform near the top of the monument. It might be difficult if somone was up there and refusing to get down.
Or perhaps a really large mob might yet mobilize.
I would not be surprised if the Robert E. Lee Monument is down before the end of this coming Sunday, May 21, 2017. Landrieu needs to get a move on and get this last monument down soon and I think he well knows it.
"U.S. News & World Report" editorial that the monument needs to come down
https://www.usnews.com/opinion/thomas-jefferson-street/articles/2017-05-16/new-orleans-mayor-mitch-landrieu-is-right-to-remove-confederate-statutes
"U.S. News & World Report" is the conservative news weekly, or was, I don't know if it still in print. During the mid-20th century Civil Rights Era it was supportive of segregationists. Yet in the above article Jamie Stiehm praises New Orleans Mayor Landrieu and argues that it is time for Confederate monuments to come down in the South.
Conservatives are abandoning the Confederacy.
"U.S. News & World Report" is the conservative news weekly, or was, I don't know if it still in print. During the mid-20th century Civil Rights Era it was supportive of segregationists. Yet in the above article Jamie Stiehm praises New Orleans Mayor Landrieu and argues that it is time for Confederate monuments to come down in the South.
Conservatives are abandoning the Confederacy.
Washington and Lee University doesn't want New Orleans Confedederate mo
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/05/confederate_monuments_robert_e_1.html
The above article reports that Washington and Lee University doesn't want the New Orleans Confederate statues.
I suspect that these monuments are politically radioactive. The article says the city of New Orleans has reached out to Washington and Lee University, Beauvoir, and the Smithsonian.
I rather doubt the Smithsonian wants these monuments unless they plan an exhibit that really focuses on their history as icons of white supremacy, which I think would be too hot for the Smithsonian.
I think Beauvoir would be interested, but I don't know if they can afford the transportation, though I suspect the city of New Orleans would be willing to underwrite some of the cost.
Meanwhile in Baltimore the city stalls in removing any Confederate monuments.
The above article reports that Washington and Lee University doesn't want the New Orleans Confederate statues.
I suspect that these monuments are politically radioactive. The article says the city of New Orleans has reached out to Washington and Lee University, Beauvoir, and the Smithsonian.
I rather doubt the Smithsonian wants these monuments unless they plan an exhibit that really focuses on their history as icons of white supremacy, which I think would be too hot for the Smithsonian.
I think Beauvoir would be interested, but I don't know if they can afford the transportation, though I suspect the city of New Orleans would be willing to underwrite some of the cost.
Meanwhile in Baltimore the city stalls in removing any Confederate monuments.
Interesting article about school renaming in New Orleans
http://www.nola.com/education/index.ssf/2017/05/confederate_school_names.html
About the renaming of schools in New Orleans
About the renaming of schools in New Orleans
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
It looks like Beauregard is coming down next in New Orleans and soon. UPDATES: They are strapping up Beauregard and he will achieve liftoff. UPDATE GONE
http://wgno.com/2017/05/16/barricades-up-police-prep-for-pgt-beauregard-monument-to-come-down/
This article just went up about 45 minutes ago.
It seems with the Louisiana House passing a bill to block cities from removing a monument, the mayor of New Orleans is not wasting time.
The reason that monuments are coming down in New Orleans is that the establishment isn't listening to the local historical societies and their nonsense. That is why New Orleans will soon not have monuments and Richmond will still have theirs.
When the 4th monument in New Orleans comes down every town will wonder why they still have a Confederate monument and when will they be able to get rid of them.
http://www.katc.com/story/35445727/barricades-are-up-around-pgt-beauregard
It has become an Associated Press news story.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/confederate-monument-supporters-gather-at-beauregard-statue/2017/05/16/2cd94a24-3a8b-11e7-a59b-26e0451a96fd_story.html?utm_term=.382492a6f88d
http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/us/article/Confederate-monument-supporters-gather-at-11151044.php
UPDATE:
City of New Orleans confirms Beauregard statue is coming down Tuesday night. Craine is on the scene. There is a heavy police presence around the Beauregard statue. This article has live updates.
http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/article_87e77138-3a96-11e7-82f5-a7bbf9d88672.html
You can watch it live here.
https://www.facebook.com/TheAdvocateNewOrleans/videos/1132010926931940/
A bunch of ignorant people shouting giving their reasons to keep the statue.
https://www.facebook.com/AubryKillionWDSU/videos/677423342458249/
LIVE VIEW
http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/orleans/beauregard-statue-coming-down/440296667
The article below the live video has other videos where the usual excuses are given to keep the Confederate monuments.
UPDATE GONE:
This article has a lot of pictures.
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/05/pgt_beauregard_statue_coming_d.html#incart_big-photo
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-new-orleans-monuments-idUSKCN18D0A7
This article just went up about 45 minutes ago.
It seems with the Louisiana House passing a bill to block cities from removing a monument, the mayor of New Orleans is not wasting time.
The reason that monuments are coming down in New Orleans is that the establishment isn't listening to the local historical societies and their nonsense. That is why New Orleans will soon not have monuments and Richmond will still have theirs.
When the 4th monument in New Orleans comes down every town will wonder why they still have a Confederate monument and when will they be able to get rid of them.
http://www.katc.com/story/35445727/barricades-are-up-around-pgt-beauregard
It has become an Associated Press news story.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/confederate-monument-supporters-gather-at-beauregard-statue/2017/05/16/2cd94a24-3a8b-11e7-a59b-26e0451a96fd_story.html?utm_term=.382492a6f88d
http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/us/article/Confederate-monument-supporters-gather-at-11151044.php
UPDATE:
City of New Orleans confirms Beauregard statue is coming down Tuesday night. Craine is on the scene. There is a heavy police presence around the Beauregard statue. This article has live updates.
http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/article_87e77138-3a96-11e7-82f5-a7bbf9d88672.html
You can watch it live here.
https://www.facebook.com/TheAdvocateNewOrleans/videos/1132010926931940/
A bunch of ignorant people shouting giving their reasons to keep the statue.
https://www.facebook.com/AubryKillionWDSU/videos/677423342458249/
LIVE VIEW
http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/orleans/beauregard-statue-coming-down/440296667
The article below the live video has other videos where the usual excuses are given to keep the Confederate monuments.
UPDATE GONE:
This article has a lot of pictures.
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/05/pgt_beauregard_statue_coming_d.html#incart_big-photo
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-new-orleans-monuments-idUSKCN18D0A7
Saturday, May 13, 2017
HELL HAS FROZEN OVER1 "Washington Post" column defending Confederate monument removal
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/protests-against-removing-confederate-monuments-are-not-really-about-history/2017/05/12/8d2905d8-3732-11e7-b4ee-434b6d506b37_story.html?utm_term=.e2454bc7d130
The above is a link to a Washington Post column by Christine Emba explaining why Confederate monuments need to be taken down and debunking the arguments which attempt to justify keeping the Confederate monuments.
The Washington Post is the press agency of the centrist Democrats. Up until 2015 they have been somewhat nothing on opposing neo-Confederacy and not particularly vigorous about opposing neo-Confederacy since.
In 2009 they came to the defense of Obama sending a wreath to the Arlington Confederate monument.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/22/AR2009052202999.html
This was written by Kirk Savage, a court historian, and it will be forever attached to his name.
I am somewhat puzzled by the Washington Post running this column. Did they not see the contradiction with Savage's column? Or do they think no one will remember?
Now with the neo-liberals arguing the Confederate monuments will have to go Democrats will start supporting their removal.
For all the public historians rationalizing keeping Confederate monuments, suddenly they find the establishment is no longer supporting these ideas. They are in an embarrassing position of having supported what they thought was the mainstream establishment view, but now have a record of having supported what is considered a reactionary view.
These historians might consider cutting their losses, not just by stop thinking of some rationalization of some plan to keep a Confederate monument, but review what other institutions they support which shortly or in a few years might also lose establishment support. They run the risk of being referred to as the old guard or some other label which discredits them.
The above is a link to a Washington Post column by Christine Emba explaining why Confederate monuments need to be taken down and debunking the arguments which attempt to justify keeping the Confederate monuments.
The Washington Post is the press agency of the centrist Democrats. Up until 2015 they have been somewhat nothing on opposing neo-Confederacy and not particularly vigorous about opposing neo-Confederacy since.
In 2009 they came to the defense of Obama sending a wreath to the Arlington Confederate monument.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/22/AR2009052202999.html
This was written by Kirk Savage, a court historian, and it will be forever attached to his name.
I am somewhat puzzled by the Washington Post running this column. Did they not see the contradiction with Savage's column? Or do they think no one will remember?
Now with the neo-liberals arguing the Confederate monuments will have to go Democrats will start supporting their removal.
For all the public historians rationalizing keeping Confederate monuments, suddenly they find the establishment is no longer supporting these ideas. They are in an embarrassing position of having supported what they thought was the mainstream establishment view, but now have a record of having supported what is considered a reactionary view.
These historians might consider cutting their losses, not just by stop thinking of some rationalization of some plan to keep a Confederate monument, but review what other institutions they support which shortly or in a few years might also lose establishment support. They run the risk of being referred to as the old guard or some other label which discredits them.
This is a great idea for what to do with Confederate monuments, send them to Beauvoir
Beauvoir for those of you who don't study the life of Jefferson Davis is Davis's last home. It is in Biloxi, Mississippi and owned by the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
As reported in this article they would like the monuments being removed in New Orleans.
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/05/confederate_monuments_where_ar.html
I think this is a great idea for some major and minor reasons.
Minor Reasons
1. It lessons the opposition to monument removal. For a lot of the uninformed Confederate monument supporters having the monuments at another Confederate shrine will seem like a great idea.
The Sons of Confederate Veterans dug up the remains of a Confederate soldier in South Africa to remove them to the United States because of fears of what would happen when Apartheid fell.
I am sure some racial fear will come into play and some neo-Confederates and other white supremacists will want to remove the Confederate monuments to what they consider a safer location.
2. Once the monuments are moved to another Confederate location, it would be extremely difficult to get them back. I would suggest some legal thing to keep the monuments locked down such as selling them for $1.
Major Reason
Confederate monuments will reveal what places like Beauvoir are really about. The disguise of being some historical enterprise professionally run will be ripped away, the the real agenda of it being a neo-Confederate enterprise will be revealed.
There will be fewer historical societies which will want to have anything to do with Beauvoir or other historical places which accept Confederate monuments. Businesses will wonder if they want to be seen being involved. Other organizations will avoid such an institution. Schools will certainly not want to visit.
I do hope that the Charlottesville, VA Confederate monument will be sent to the White House of the Confederacy in Richmond to mark what their agenda is.
As reported in this article they would like the monuments being removed in New Orleans.
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/05/confederate_monuments_where_ar.html
I think this is a great idea for some major and minor reasons.
Minor Reasons
1. It lessons the opposition to monument removal. For a lot of the uninformed Confederate monument supporters having the monuments at another Confederate shrine will seem like a great idea.
The Sons of Confederate Veterans dug up the remains of a Confederate soldier in South Africa to remove them to the United States because of fears of what would happen when Apartheid fell.
I am sure some racial fear will come into play and some neo-Confederates and other white supremacists will want to remove the Confederate monuments to what they consider a safer location.
2. Once the monuments are moved to another Confederate location, it would be extremely difficult to get them back. I would suggest some legal thing to keep the monuments locked down such as selling them for $1.
Major Reason
Confederate monuments will reveal what places like Beauvoir are really about. The disguise of being some historical enterprise professionally run will be ripped away, the the real agenda of it being a neo-Confederate enterprise will be revealed.
There will be fewer historical societies which will want to have anything to do with Beauvoir or other historical places which accept Confederate monuments. Businesses will wonder if they want to be seen being involved. Other organizations will avoid such an institution. Schools will certainly not want to visit.
I do hope that the Charlottesville, VA Confederate monument will be sent to the White House of the Confederacy in Richmond to mark what their agenda is.
Frank Stewart is outed as defender of Confederate monuments in New Orleans and isn't happy about it.
If you are wondering why the Confederate monuments stay up in Baltimore you would do well to study New Orleans. Many there were surprised when local historical societies and preservationists defended the Confederate monuments there.
The Sons of Confederate Veterans and the United Daughters of the Confederacy provide the show of sentimental nostalgia, but there is another force keeping Confederate flags in place -- rich white people who donate money to organizations and political campaigns.
In fact the fight over Confederate monuments reveals how peoples' cities are really run.
Frank Stewart was a very rich individual who contributes money to philanthropies. He also was a strong supporter of the Confederate monuments in New Orleans.
New Orleans Mayor Landrieu named him publicly and Stewart was quite angry about it.
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/05/frank_stewart_mitch_landrieu.html
Landrieu made an apology, but the damage to Stewart's reputation has been done both with Landrieu's statement and Stewart's own reaction to it.
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/05/confederate_monuments_bizarre.html
The above article notes that Frank Stewart is still defending the Confederate monuments.
So Landrieu can say that he apologized and the episode is over for him, but Stewart is revealed as who he really is, a person who defends Confederate monuments.
This is a warning to rich white banal nationalists and other Confederate monument supporters in other towns, you might have your face front and center before the public as a supporter of Confederate monuments. You might babble things, you might parade African Americans that support you, but it will be to no avail.
The Sons of Confederate Veterans and the United Daughters of the Confederacy provide the show of sentimental nostalgia, but there is another force keeping Confederate flags in place -- rich white people who donate money to organizations and political campaigns.
In fact the fight over Confederate monuments reveals how peoples' cities are really run.
Frank Stewart was a very rich individual who contributes money to philanthropies. He also was a strong supporter of the Confederate monuments in New Orleans.
New Orleans Mayor Landrieu named him publicly and Stewart was quite angry about it.
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/05/frank_stewart_mitch_landrieu.html
Landrieu made an apology, but the damage to Stewart's reputation has been done both with Landrieu's statement and Stewart's own reaction to it.
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/05/confederate_monuments_bizarre.html
The above article notes that Frank Stewart is still defending the Confederate monuments.
So Landrieu can say that he apologized and the episode is over for him, but Stewart is revealed as who he really is, a person who defends Confederate monuments.
This is a warning to rich white banal nationalists and other Confederate monument supporters in other towns, you might have your face front and center before the public as a supporter of Confederate monuments. You might babble things, you might parade African Americans that support you, but it will be to no avail.
Effort to remove Confederate monument in Shreveport, Louisiana. It is starting.
It has already begun. I thought the process whereby other cities would take down Confederate monument would really start moving along after the 4th monument in New Orleans went down, but it is happening already.
I discussed how a movement against Confederate monuments everywhere would start with the success of monument removal in New Orleans, but I thought it wouldn't really take off until the 4th monument was removed. This is my blog posting stating this.
http://newtknight.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-revolution-against-confederate.html#.WRcScWgrKiM
The following is about the debate to remove a Confederate monument in Shreveport.
http://www.nola.com/opinions/index.ssf/2017/05/shreveport_monument_debate.html
Not only is the process underway, but the columnist writing this essay is showing how all the excuses and rationalizations for the Confederate monuments are rubbish and that the Confederate monuments are about white supremacy.
This is a column in the major daily newspaper for New Orleans. Not a paper with a limited readership. Members of the establishment will take note.
Other cities are also thinking about removing monuments.
http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/should-west-palm-beach-take-down-its-confederate-statue-too/EYbiHyF6na5uSxPdRgWdsI/
However, there is one road block that is coming up. State lawmakers are trying to remove control of Confederate monuments form the cities and other municipalities.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/12/us/confederate-monument-state-bills/
The success of this effort I think is largely due to the fact that the Democratic Party isn't speaking up. Trent Lott explained in a Southern Partisan interview that the Republican Party was for those who have the values of Jefferson Davis. The discussion was about him expressing the same idea in a speech to the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
The problem is that the Democratic Party has been the party of James Buchanan in resisting the Republican Party's support of the Confederacy.
However, I plan to compile a table of every vote for Confederate monuments by state legislators.
Also, I don't think the Republican Party is going to want to be identified with the Confederacy in the future. I think that some of these bills were passed with the understanding that Confederate monument removal would not go so far. The issue wouldn't be pressed so strongly. The bills were passed in the situation as it was, which was very different from how it will be. I think Republicans are going to reconsider this legislation.
There can be marches to state capitols demanding bills be repealed. Local legislators can submit bills asking for their monument to be exempted. Cities can send petitions to state legislatures year after year asking for the bill to be repealed or the monument to be exempted.
Year after year the Republicans can be hammered as being the party of the Confederacy. I think with the defeat of Sheri Few and she only getting 5% of the vote in the Republican primary the GOP in many states will see large liabilities and little advantage, few benefits in the defense of the Confederacy. It could be a long struggle which would not just embarrass the Republican Party nationally, but destroy their credibility.
One big obstacle are residual yellow dog Democrats and a white members of the liberal/left in the former Confederate states which like to think they are all this and that but in reality are banal white nationalists.
http://www.templeofdemocracy.com/breaking-the-white-nation.html
One thing about the removal of the Confederate monuments it is revealing who is who in New Orleans.
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/05/confederate_monuments_bizarre.html
In the above link the article reports that the Mayor of New Orleans specifically criticized Frank Stewart, a local rich guy who supported the monuments.
I said that fighting neo-Confederacy would surface who was really who in a society. Frank Stewart's reputation has been taken down along with the two monuments that have been taken down.
I discussed how a movement against Confederate monuments everywhere would start with the success of monument removal in New Orleans, but I thought it wouldn't really take off until the 4th monument was removed. This is my blog posting stating this.
http://newtknight.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-revolution-against-confederate.html#.WRcScWgrKiM
The following is about the debate to remove a Confederate monument in Shreveport.
http://www.nola.com/opinions/index.ssf/2017/05/shreveport_monument_debate.html
Not only is the process underway, but the columnist writing this essay is showing how all the excuses and rationalizations for the Confederate monuments are rubbish and that the Confederate monuments are about white supremacy.
This is a column in the major daily newspaper for New Orleans. Not a paper with a limited readership. Members of the establishment will take note.
Other cities are also thinking about removing monuments.
http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/should-west-palm-beach-take-down-its-confederate-statue-too/EYbiHyF6na5uSxPdRgWdsI/
However, there is one road block that is coming up. State lawmakers are trying to remove control of Confederate monuments form the cities and other municipalities.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/12/us/confederate-monument-state-bills/
The success of this effort I think is largely due to the fact that the Democratic Party isn't speaking up. Trent Lott explained in a Southern Partisan interview that the Republican Party was for those who have the values of Jefferson Davis. The discussion was about him expressing the same idea in a speech to the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
The problem is that the Democratic Party has been the party of James Buchanan in resisting the Republican Party's support of the Confederacy.
However, I plan to compile a table of every vote for Confederate monuments by state legislators.
Also, I don't think the Republican Party is going to want to be identified with the Confederacy in the future. I think that some of these bills were passed with the understanding that Confederate monument removal would not go so far. The issue wouldn't be pressed so strongly. The bills were passed in the situation as it was, which was very different from how it will be. I think Republicans are going to reconsider this legislation.
There can be marches to state capitols demanding bills be repealed. Local legislators can submit bills asking for their monument to be exempted. Cities can send petitions to state legislatures year after year asking for the bill to be repealed or the monument to be exempted.
Year after year the Republicans can be hammered as being the party of the Confederacy. I think with the defeat of Sheri Few and she only getting 5% of the vote in the Republican primary the GOP in many states will see large liabilities and little advantage, few benefits in the defense of the Confederacy. It could be a long struggle which would not just embarrass the Republican Party nationally, but destroy their credibility.
One big obstacle are residual yellow dog Democrats and a white members of the liberal/left in the former Confederate states which like to think they are all this and that but in reality are banal white nationalists.
http://www.templeofdemocracy.com/breaking-the-white-nation.html
One thing about the removal of the Confederate monuments it is revealing who is who in New Orleans.
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/05/confederate_monuments_bizarre.html
In the above link the article reports that the Mayor of New Orleans specifically criticized Frank Stewart, a local rich guy who supported the monuments.
I said that fighting neo-Confederacy would surface who was really who in a society. Frank Stewart's reputation has been taken down along with the two monuments that have been taken down.
Friday, May 12, 2017
ABC News uses expression "Cult of the Lost Cause" in a headline.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/orleans-removes-confederate-statues-honor-cult-lost/story?id=47346477
Above is the URL to a story which used "Cult of the Lost Cause" in the headline. When they start calling something a "cult" it is a sign that whatever it is is seen as being something bad.
The article has some really good explanations as to why the monuments need to go.
I think this article shows how there is a shift in the establishment favoring the removal of these monuments.
Above is the URL to a story which used "Cult of the Lost Cause" in the headline. When they start calling something a "cult" it is a sign that whatever it is is seen as being something bad.
The article has some really good explanations as to why the monuments need to go.
I think this article shows how there is a shift in the establishment favoring the removal of these monuments.
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