UNC and 'Silent Sam'-- Part 4: What To Do With the Statue Now?

But the symbolism of an adolescent soldier became all the more polarizing after documents in the university's archives revealed the white supremacist language used at its 1913 dedication, including a gleeful account of the whipping of a young black woman.

Some members of this very liberal community (Chapel Hill, N.C. and UNC) now envision another, more painful battle if the UNC's governing body, whose members were chosen by the state's Republican-held General Assembly, decrees that the statue should be reinstalled.

The North Carolina  statewide Board of Governors met Tuesday and set a November 15 deadline for UNC-Chapel Hill's chancellor and Board of Trustees to present a plan to preserve the sculpture which has been hauled away to a secret location.

The chancellor, Carol Folt was against the way the statue was pulled down, but is leaving options open, including a "location on campus to display the monument in a place of prominence, honor, visibility, availability and access, where we can ensure the monument's preservation and place in the history of UNC and the nation."

My Thoughts On This Sad Situation Coming Up Eventually.   --Old Secesh

Civil War II-- 565: How Far Is Too Far in Removing Confederate Monuments?

From the September 11, 2017, Google Alerts for Confederate.

**  How far is too far in removing Confederate monuments?  Columbus, Ohio, Dispatch, Jack Torry, Sep. 10, 2017.  He mentioned the Confederate statues on Capitol Hill in D.C. and the stained glass windows at the National Cathedral.

Last month about 100 people gathered at Columbus City Hall demanding the removal of the city's three Christopher Columbus monuments.

In Durham, New Hampshire, the post office has a mural of an Indian in a menacing pose and there are some who want it removed.

In Memphis, an iconic theater has ended its annual showing of "Gone With the Wind."

He describes this as "the increasingly divisive debate."

And for those of you who still believe these people will stop when all the Confederate monuments are gone from, public spaces, think again.

No Kidding.  They're Just Starting.  --Old Secesh

Confederate Statues Unmoved in Richmond, Va.-- Part 1: But With New Signage

From the June 28, 2017, Chicago Tribune by Laura Vozzella.

"The young, African-American mayor of the one-time capital of the Confederacy has vowed to confront his city's towering tributes to Southern Civil War figures with words instead of wrecking balls.

"Mayor Levar Stoney said he would not seek to remove the monuments lining the city's most famous boulevard.  Instead, he announced the formation of a commission to find other ways -- new signage and perhaps additional monuments -- to correct the 'false narrative' conveyed by the statues that give Monument Avenue its name."

Again, this person hates the Confederacy, but is willing to allow the statues to stand, but with new signage.  Even though I am sure the new wording will not be favorable for us, but I can live with this compromise.

I have a hard time accepting the desecration of cities where they took down the statues.

--Old Secesh

Confederate Statue Destroyed

Old news from the May 23, 2008, Franklin News Post.

A statue of a Confederate soldier which had stood nearly 100 years in front of the Franklin County, Virginai, courthouse was destroyed by John Ozmore who crashed his Chevy S-10 into it. He was fined $40 for improper driving.

Since then, efforts have been made to raise the $163,000 needed. Osmon's insurance company is expected to pay out $100,000 and the county has kicked in $62,000.

They are finding it hard to find someone who will be able to restore it.

It was originally put up by the General Jubal A. Early Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.

FOLLOW UP: The October 22, 2009 Franklin News Post reports that all the pieces will be transported to Graniteville, Vermont, where the pieces will be used to duplicate a new statue. Good news.

I Tell You, We Can't Get Any Respect. --Old B-Runner

A Reason to Rally Around the Flag

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

Petition to Remove Denton, Tx. Confederate Statue

On April 28th, Dallas-Ft. Worth's WFAD ran a story about two University of North Texas students who have a petition out calling for the removal of the Confederate statue by the county courthouse. Besides the fact it is a Confederate soldier, they object to the fact that there are two drinking fountains, once for blacks and whites.

Said student Aron Duhon, "A Confederate soldier who took up arms in defense of a regime based on slavery is the farthest thing from a hero possible." The statue has the word "HERO" etched into its base.

This is the third attack on the statue.

One person commented that Confederates were terrorists and "nothing more than a standing ovation to the use of violence against innocents."

You can view the petition at http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/confederatemonumentdentontexas/

One person has an anti-petition up and running at www.texasconfederateveterans.com/keepsouthernhistory.

Can You Believe Another Attack on the Confederacy? --Old B-Runner

UDC Chaper "Unrequests" Money

The May 2nd Leesburg (Va.) Today had a story about the United Daughters of the Confederacy vs. the board memebers regarding the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the statue of a Confederate soldiet on the court house grounds.

As a result, the formal request for $3,300 to help fund the estimated $6,300 cost of the celebration, was UNREQUESTED. The group says that since the public negative comments by board members Stevens Miller and Kelly Burk, donations have come in so they don't need the public funds.

The board members did not vote on the request and sent it to the finance committee for debate. A discussion was slated for May 7th. The planned celebration is for May 31st.


WHAT THEY SAID

Miller said that a Confederate soldier pointing a gun at him was not what he wanted to see when walking into the court house.

Burk said that the celebration should be for soldiers from both sides, not just Confederates.


SILENT SENTINEL

The 1906 board of supervisors appropriated $500 for the purchase and installation of the stutue, called the Silent Sentinel to honor Confederate soldiers from Loudoun County who had given their lives in defense of their homes. It was designed by William Sievers of Richmond and unveiled May 29, 1908.

Way to Go Ladies!!! --Old Blockade-Runner