Tearing Down Statues Debate at Mildred Kennon blog

Tearing Down Statues Debate. The plinth of the statue. The debate over whether to keep or remove confederate statues has simmered long before the current protests. Taking down statues isn’t enough. Confederate statues and statues of other historical figures, including slave traders and christopher columbus, are being toppled. In the neutral ground, filmmaker c.j. But this time, the vandalism of these sites — including with messages to stop white supremacy — has brought the issue into sharp focus. Putting up a statue on land whose original caretakers you can’t name, is.” During the global black lives matter protests in the summer of 2020, calls to take down the statues were met with citizens not only actively damaging or removing statues of confederate figures, but targeting statues of slaves in As historian and activist nick estes aptly summarised, “tearing down statues is not erasing history. Virginia governor ralph northam announced plans for the removal of the robert e lee statue. We need to radically rethink how we celebrate power. How a new documentary tackles the toppling statues debate.

Virginia governor ralph northam announced plans for the removal of the robert e lee statue. Confederate statues and statues of other historical figures, including slave traders and christopher columbus, are being toppled. The debate over whether to keep or remove confederate statues has simmered long before the current protests. The plinth of the statue. But this time, the vandalism of these sites — including with messages to stop white supremacy — has brought the issue into sharp focus. How a new documentary tackles the toppling statues debate. Taking down statues isn’t enough. As historian and activist nick estes aptly summarised, “tearing down statues is not erasing history. In the neutral ground, filmmaker c.j. Putting up a statue on land whose original caretakers you can’t name, is.”

Protesters Tear Down Confederate Statue in Durham Video

Tearing Down Statues Debate As historian and activist nick estes aptly summarised, “tearing down statues is not erasing history. Taking down statues isn’t enough. In the neutral ground, filmmaker c.j. Confederate statues and statues of other historical figures, including slave traders and christopher columbus, are being toppled. The debate over whether to keep or remove confederate statues has simmered long before the current protests. How a new documentary tackles the toppling statues debate. But this time, the vandalism of these sites — including with messages to stop white supremacy — has brought the issue into sharp focus. We need to radically rethink how we celebrate power. The plinth of the statue. Putting up a statue on land whose original caretakers you can’t name, is.” Virginia governor ralph northam announced plans for the removal of the robert e lee statue. During the global black lives matter protests in the summer of 2020, calls to take down the statues were met with citizens not only actively damaging or removing statues of confederate figures, but targeting statues of slaves in As historian and activist nick estes aptly summarised, “tearing down statues is not erasing history.