Editorial: Move Confederate statues to Bentonville Battleground
Monday, June 22, 2020 -- History shouldn't be hidden. Nor should it continue to be misrepresented and propagandized. Repeal the 2015 law concerning removing Confederate monuments now. Work with the governor to make the Bentonville Battleground a site for these Jim Crow-era relics - including those in cities around the state that are now being removed and need an appropriate final destination.
Posted — UpdatedThe actions of vandals in pulling down statues Friday was reprehensible and dangerous. There is nothing about them or what they represent that is worth endangering anyone’s life or safety.
They are down and the state Capitol and downtown Raleigh are the safer and more secure for it.
The reality is these monuments to white supremacy and revisionist history should have been taken down years ago, moved to an appropriate location where they could be presented with proper context and free of concerns for vandalism or injury to anyone.
Yes, they are a part of history. They are a part of history that imposed segregation and second-class citizenship on people because of their race. It is a historical story worth telling accurately and not glorified or twisted.
Rather than continue its relentless efforts to find opportunities for partisan confrontation, the legislature needs to rise to the occasion.
History shouldn’t be hidden. Nor should it continue to be misrepresented and propagandized.
Repeal the 2015 law now. Work with the governor to make Bentonville a site for these Jim Crow-era relics – including those in cities around the state that are now being removed and need an appropriate final destination.
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