Editorial: Actions of few can't distract from dealing with monuments of Jim Crow past
Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018 -- It is important not to get distracted by the inappropriate actions of a few. They will be held to account by the appropriate civil and university authorities. It is time to set aside the obstructions - particularly those erected by the leaders of the General Assembly - that prevent appropriate disposition of symbols of racial subjugation and intimidation.
Posted — UpdatedIt is time to set aside the obstructions – particularly those erected by the “return-to-the-bad-old-days” leaders of the General Assembly – that prevent appropriate disposition of these symbols of racial subjugation and intimidation.
What is needed are opportunities for discussion, local reconciliation and local resolution.
George Santayana was, of course, right when he said: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
More directly, the General Assembly needs to repeal its cumbersome 2015 law. They need to give back to communities their ability to engage all people locally and provide appropriate ways to address these symbols of the South and a North Carolina that never was.
The continued presence of these Jim Crow relics, without much-needed context, prevents too many from moving ahead to the better state that North Carolina should be.
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