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the stonewall jackson statue, the robert e. lee statue, and they were very much a part of what we now call the lost cause, which was the south narrative after the civil war. it was historic revisionism, sort of writing a new history about the civil war and saying it had nothing really to do with slavery, it was only about states rights. even though it the time of the civil war, they were writing that it had a great deal to do with slavery. the robert e. lee statue goes up in 1924 and it's very much of a lost cause, why supremacist statement on the landscape. so the charlottesville city council recently voted in a 3-2 to remove the robert e. lee statue. they didn't talk about the stonewall jackson statue or the 1909 confederate soldier statue. they specifically addressed robert e lee, which went up in 1924. the decision was to remove it. i don't think they actually had the authority. the courts need to decide, but it's still up in the air. as a city in virginia actually have the authority to remove the statue, because there has
the stonewall jackson statue, the robert e. lee statue, and they were very much a part of what we now call the lost cause, which was the south narrative after the civil war. it was historic revisionism, sort of writing a new history about the civil war and saying it had nothing really to do with slavery, it was only about states rights. even though it the time of the civil war, they were writing that it had a great deal to do with slavery. the robert e. lee statue goes up in 1924 and it's very...
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they didn't talk about a stonewall jackson statue. they did talk about the 1909 confederate soldier statue. they specifically addressed robert e. lee which went up in 1924, a and the decision was to remove it. i don't think that they actually had the authority. the courts need to decide but it is still up in the air. does a city of virginia have the authority to remove a statue? there's been state legislation to keep those in place. i don't know if richman will let charlottesville remove that statute. there's also the question of where does the money come from to move it? it's not going to be cheap. i think that that statue is a boring, and what it -- a borate. the white tbilisi, the lost cause. that said i'm one of the people who believes it should stay. >> y? >> because it should be a tool that we can use to teach people about the lost cause, which most people have never heard of. but about a lost cause and about the past and look at the attention between how we remember the past and i would talk about the past and what actually hap
they didn't talk about a stonewall jackson statue. they did talk about the 1909 confederate soldier statue. they specifically addressed robert e. lee which went up in 1924, a and the decision was to remove it. i don't think that they actually had the authority. the courts need to decide but it is still up in the air. does a city of virginia have the authority to remove a statue? there's been state legislation to keep those in place. i don't know if richman will let charlottesville remove that...
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a limited gold trim collector plate poignantly depicted lee and stonewall jackson as personifications of confederate christianity and father figure protectors of the south's children. lee is the hero in alternative history novels, in which he leads the confederacy to independence with the technological assistance of time traveling white supremacists. theery is the south's fining experience. lee and others convinced themselves it was indispensable for their economic prosperity. -- claim he was a benevolent slaveholder. this is a half-truth. disdained slaves with and three days before the emancipation proclamation went into affect, reluctantly complied with the provisions of the will of his late father-in-law, by dutifully emancipating slaves who custom had ordered fully -- freed five years after his death. none of those 30 black families took lee as their surname after they were freed. in a newspaper interview, wesley noris bitterly recalled what he called the real character of the man and lee had had him, his sister, and -- another had had them whipped 50 lashes. lee ordered the const
a limited gold trim collector plate poignantly depicted lee and stonewall jackson as personifications of confederate christianity and father figure protectors of the south's children. lee is the hero in alternative history novels, in which he leads the confederacy to independence with the technological assistance of time traveling white supremacists. theery is the south's fining experience. lee and others convinced themselves it was indispensable for their economic prosperity. -- claim he was a...
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they did not talk about the stonewall jackson statue, the 1909 confederate soldier statue, specifically the robert e. lee, which went up in 1944. the decision was to remove it. i do not think that they does a city of virginia have the authority to remove a statue? there is state legislation to keep those things in place. let not of richmond will charles bo remove that statue. there's also the question of where does the money come from to move it? be cheap. statue isat that abhorrent, and what it refers to, that white supremacy is a lost cause. that said, i am one of the people who believes it should stay. why? >> it should be a tool to teach people about the lost cause which most people haven't heard of. between at that tension how we remember the past and talk about the past, and what actually happened. i would like to see new signage, statues to talk about the civil rights movement here in charlottesville. statue should be there to remind people of what happened in the 1920's. now we are approaching the university part of town. you see to the left all of the buildings, some very new,
they did not talk about the stonewall jackson statue, the 1909 confederate soldier statue, specifically the robert e. lee, which went up in 1944. the decision was to remove it. i do not think that they does a city of virginia have the authority to remove a statue? there is state legislation to keep those things in place. let not of richmond will charles bo remove that statue. there's also the question of where does the money come from to move it? be cheap. statue isat that abhorrent, and what...
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they did not talk about the stonewall jackson statue or the 19 oh nine confederate soldier statute. they specifically addressed robert e lee which went up in 1924. the decision was to remove it. i do not think they actually had the authority. the courts need to decide but it's still up in the air. does the city of virginia have the authority to remove a statue because there has been state legislation to keep those in place. i don't know if richmond will let charlottesville remove the statue. also the question of where does the money come from to move it. it will not be cheap. i think that statute is abhorrent and what it refers to, the white supremacy, the lost cause, that said, i'm one of the people who believes it should stay because it should be a tool week can use to teach people about the lost cause and about the past. and look at that tension between how we remember the past and how we talk about the past and what actually happened. i like to see new signage and statutes to talk about the civil rights movement and charlottesville. but i think the statute should be there to rem
they did not talk about the stonewall jackson statue or the 19 oh nine confederate soldier statute. they specifically addressed robert e lee which went up in 1924. the decision was to remove it. i do not think they actually had the authority. the courts need to decide but it's still up in the air. does the city of virginia have the authority to remove a statue because there has been state legislation to keep those in place. i don't know if richmond will let charlottesville remove the statue....
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about the statue in the 54th massachusetts as my grandparents felt about the robert e lee and stonewall jackson statues. to commente for you about why there would be a difference from people in the south and people in the north. my experience in life has been we are all pretty much the same. another issue, i heard you speak about adding to the narrative and changing the narrative. i think everyone agrees we should add to the narrative. when you talk about changing the narrative, that sounds orwellian to me. >> changing the narrative implies that the questions being asked change or because the questions of a new generation are often different, the narrative changes. it is not that you are trying to become orwellian, it is that generations ask a different question. generations of women are asking the question, "what role did we play?" we didn't sit around making socks. what else did we do? because they are asking the questions, and this scholarship is there, the documents are there, we find the information and the narrative changes. it is added to. it is not just the narrative that women are doin
about the statue in the 54th massachusetts as my grandparents felt about the robert e lee and stonewall jackson statues. to commente for you about why there would be a difference from people in the south and people in the north. my experience in life has been we are all pretty much the same. another issue, i heard you speak about adding to the narrative and changing the narrative. i think everyone agrees we should add to the narrative. when you talk about changing the narrative, that sounds...
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stonewall jackson, robert e. lee. >> lee must go! lee must go!porter: but now there are new battlegrounds, from charlottesville to new orleans. confederate monuments have been vandalized, and some cities have voted to remove them. all part of a public debate over whether these statues memorialize racism. >> symbolism matters. >> when you say symbolism matters, that's a symbol of what? >> it's a symbol in my personal opinion of white supremacy and it's a symbol we cannot have in the middle of our city. >> reporter: charlottesville city councilman wes bellamy has led the fight to move the town's statue of robert e. lee. but opponents led by attorney charles webber argue the statue symbolizes something else. >> these are war memorials that exist for one purpose -- to honor the men who fought. it's not to promote a cause of the war. it's not to glorify a war. it's to honor the men who fought. >> reporter: now, while this legal fight continues, city officials in charlottesville will review a next week with recommendations on where to put the 28-foot s
stonewall jackson, robert e. lee. >> lee must go! lee must go!porter: but now there are new battlegrounds, from charlottesville to new orleans. confederate monuments have been vandalized, and some cities have voted to remove them. all part of a public debate over whether these statues memorialize racism. >> symbolism matters. >> when you say symbolism matters, that's a symbol of what? >> it's a symbol in my personal opinion of white supremacy and it's a symbol we cannot...
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scott: instead, the stonewall jackson high school freshman is proving his doubters wrong. >> i was bornryposis. it limits my flexibility. it reduces the leg muscles. scott: walker doesn't come in first place. not even close. he could care less. >> just improve. that is the main part about it. especially in swimming. you have to improve. prove -- improve your personal time. scott: he is not afraid of a challenge. he embraces being different. he wasn't just given a spot on the varsity team. he tr place on the roster with every stroke he is becoming an inspiration to his teammates and coaches. >> he is not the best at this on the team but he puts in more than everyone else. driven to do his best. scott: setting an example on how to overcome adversity. >> to the thing that people give you limits you can't do this because you have blah, blah, blah. just keep doing what you are doing. try to improve on your own personal terms. >> focused on the next race against the clock. i'm scott abraham with the rising star. larry: tonight, guns drawn. blood hoppeds. no stone left unturned after a dangero
scott: instead, the stonewall jackson high school freshman is proving his doubters wrong. >> i was bornryposis. it limits my flexibility. it reduces the leg muscles. scott: walker doesn't come in first place. not even close. he could care less. >> just improve. that is the main part about it. especially in swimming. you have to improve. prove -- improve your personal time. scott: he is not afraid of a challenge. he embraces being different. he wasn't just given a spot on the varsity...
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stonewall jackson, robert e. lee.legrounds from charlottesville to new orleans. confederate monuments have been vandalized and some cities have voted to remove them, all part of a public debate whether these statues memorialize racism. >> symbolism matters. >> when you say symbolism matters, symbolism what? >> it's a symbol of white supremacy and it's a symbol we can't have in our city. >> he's led the fight to have the statue removed but opponents led by attorney charles weber argue the statue symbolizes something else. >> these are war memorials to exist for one purpose, to honor the man who fought. it's not to promote the war or glorify the war. it's to honor the men who fought. >> reporter: weber points to virginia law similar to others that brocks cities and towns from blocking war memorials. >> reporter: this statue can never be moved. >> yes. >> it has to stay here. >> yes. >> even though many people find it terribly offensive. >> offensive is a way to stop a conversation about the meaning of the stay i, all ri
stonewall jackson, robert e. lee.legrounds from charlottesville to new orleans. confederate monuments have been vandalized and some cities have voted to remove them, all part of a public debate whether these statues memorialize racism. >> symbolism matters. >> when you say symbolism matters, symbolism what? >> it's a symbol of white supremacy and it's a symbol we can't have in our city. >> he's led the fight to have the statue removed but opponents led by attorney...