Post by the Scribe on Aug 31, 2020 7:56:20 GMT
When the anarchists started ripping down our statues and monuments, right outside, I signed an order immediately. 10 years in prison, and it was a miracle, it all stopped. No more statues.
In the midst of protests for racial justice, activists around the country have renewed calls to take down Confederate statues and other symbols of white supremacy. In Richmond, the former capital of the Confederacy, Mayor Levar Stoney ordered several monuments removed from city property. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s administration has been engaged in a legal battle over his efforts to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from state property in Richmond. In some communities, protesters have taken matters into their own hands, pulling down statues on their own without state or federal authorization.
www.npr.org/series/868567696/america-reckons-with-racial-injustice
www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/07/01/886204604/richmond-va-mayor-orders-emergency-removal-of-confederate-statues#:~:text=Virginia's%20capital%20city%20began%20taking,multiple%20Confederate%20statues%20in%20Richmond.
www.npr.org/2020/06/05/871083529/virginia-governor-discusses-his-decision-to-remove-confederate-monument
www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53005243
Sarah McCammon
NPR Correspondent, National Desk
In the midst of protests for racial justice, activists around the country have renewed calls to take down Confederate statues and other symbols of white supremacy. In Richmond, the former capital of the Confederacy, Mayor Levar Stoney ordered several monuments removed from city property. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s administration has been engaged in a legal battle over his efforts to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from state property in Richmond. In some communities, protesters have taken matters into their own hands, pulling down statues on their own without state or federal authorization.
www.npr.org/series/868567696/america-reckons-with-racial-injustice
www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/07/01/886204604/richmond-va-mayor-orders-emergency-removal-of-confederate-statues#:~:text=Virginia's%20capital%20city%20began%20taking,multiple%20Confederate%20statues%20in%20Richmond.
www.npr.org/2020/06/05/871083529/virginia-governor-discusses-his-decision-to-remove-confederate-monument
www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53005243
Sarah McCammon
NPR Correspondent, National Desk