Just rtying to catch up on some stories I didn't get around to covering in 2008. Now that it is 2009, it seems like the thing to do.
I really get burned when I come across a story like this.
The Feb. 4, 2008 North Texas Daily reports that the Confederate statue in Denton Square is a 5 and a half foot tall soldier on top of an eight foot archway and was erected and dedicated by the UDC June 13, 1918.
Recently, a group of people havestarted a petition against it calling it a symbol of racism. They have threatened to boycott the surrounding stores if it is not taken down.
According to Addley Fannon, "The petition is a joke illustrated with blatant ignorance and supported only by the ultra-politically correct atmosphere that has turned America into, as pundits put it, 'the land of the free and home of the easily offended."
There were few slaves in North Texas. Confederate soldiers from the area were not defending slavery, but protecting their homes. and way of life.
The petitioners also complain about the two drinking fountains on each side of the arch that they say represent the Jim Crow era. One was for "Coloreds" and the other for "Whites." The arch was erected during this time and neither fountain works any more.
My own belief is that I cam maybe understand attacks on the flag, but not the soldiers who fought under it. Plus, the fountains should have the original signs returned to be used as a historical feature. This was a definite wrong and should never be forgotten.
File Under Things That Get You Mad. --B-Runner
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
