humble3d Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Atlanta NAACP wants to sandblast Stone Mountain, Georgia The Atlanta Chapter of the NAACP is calling for the removal of the Confederacy from Stone Mountain Park. Local chapter president Richard Rose says, “It is time for Georgia and other Southern states to end the glorification of slavery and white supremacy, paid for and maintained, with the taxes of all its citizens.” According to Rose, “all of this recognition of Confederate generals is upholding the white supremacy on which the Confederacy was founded and the war was fought.” He goes on to say, “all of this should have ended in 1865 when Lee surrendered to Appomattox.” He’s referring to, what historians refer to as, one of the last battles before Confederate Army General Robert Lee surrendered to Union Army Lt. Ulysses Grant on April 9, 1865. Recent debate about the emblems was sparked by the mass killings at Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Alleged gunman Dylann Roof was seen in photographs posing with the Confederate Flag. While some consider the flag as a commemoration of their heritage, others consider it a symbol of hate. On Friday, South Carolina removed the flag from its statehouse grounds. Georgia removed the Confederate emblem from its flag in 2001, though the “Stars and Bars” from the First National Confederate Flag remain on the state flag. The Confederate Flag still flies at Stone Mountain Park, which is owned by and run by the State of Georgia. Many, like Congressman Hank Johnson, see the park as a museum for the Confederacy. According to Johnson, “where do we draw the line, do we blast the faces off of Stone Mountain?” Rose says “yes”. He adds, “they can sand blast Lee, Jefferson Davis, and Jackson off tomorrow. I’d be extremely elated.” Rose calls it “unfair, unfortunate, and unconscionable for the State of Georgia and any other government to continue to commemorate and spend taxpayer dollars in upholding and preserving Confederate monuments and symbols including the flag.” On any government property, Rose says, “those symbols should be eradicated.” A compromise, Rose says, would be to “add other figures to Stone Mountain”, those who he says have been “instrumental in bringing peace between the races” and in “elevating Georgia beyond the Civil War and Jim Crow eras.” http://atlanta.cbslocal.com/2015/07/13/atlanta-naacp-says-they-can-sand-blast-lee-jefferson-and-jackson-off-of-stone-mountain/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballistic Gelatin Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 You. Have. Got. To. Be. Kidding. Me.It is rather hypocritical that the "CP" in NAACP stands for "Colored People." Why don't they change THAT?Oh, wait, I see: that's part of THEIR history and heritage. Well, excuuuuuse me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csmdew Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 I'm offended that black Americans are called African-American but whites are just plain old Americans. Most blacks have never seen Africa so why the special designation. Aren't we all just Americans and I think it would help with race relations if thier special title was dropped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 holy crap...and people wonder why the blacks and whites cannot get along in america///both entities have their collective heads screwed on wrong and only want to play the blame game instead of attempting to fix things...news flash to both sides...it will take several generations of BOTH parties trying really hard to fix this...not several generations of pointing fingers at each other and spinning the wheels and going nowhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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