Confederate Statues and Flags Come Down; Troubling Attitudes and Beliefs Remain
Confederate Statues and Flags Come Down; Troubling Attitudes and Beliefs Remain
By: claycormany in Life in General
Banning Confederate flags and taking down statues of Confederate leaders may be the right thing to do. However, we need to recognize that such actions do not address a more fundamental issue, specifically, how do we change the attitudes of people who admire and/or identify with these symbols of the Confederacy? One thing seems clear. […]
The Angel of Marye’s Heights
By: claycormany in Life in General
Yesterday, Duke University removed a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee from its campus. A few days earlier, protestors tore down a statue of a Confederate soldier that had stood outside a Durham, North Carolina government building. Both actions came in the wake of violence between white supremacists and counter protestors over the planned […]
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