re: So brave: Protesters at UNC campus tear down 105 year old Confederate statue

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The common Southern soldiers that these statues represent weren’t the demons that all of your ilk think they were and there isn’t a damn thing wrong with acknowledging the sacrifices they made.

The people who actually fought against the Confederates and were actually injured at their hands were more understanding than you bleating frickwits who desperately want something to be offended about and overcome while sitting in your air conditioning.

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As an FYI, the torn down statue was not and is not the memorial for the sacrifice of the Civil War dead for UNC. That would be Memorial Hall, which also encompasses University faculty as well. The torn down one was a Daughters of the Confederacy monument. The difference, while subtle, was pretty defined on the campus.

This excerpt however, was not subtle, and speaks to why this particular structure struck a nerve with many.

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Julian Carr spoke at the dedication of the monument in 1913. His speech recounted the heroic efforts of the men the monument honored as well as the women on the home front. The speech also spoke to the racialized nature of the commemoration as Carr tells this story: “100 yards from where we stand, less than 90 days perhaps after my return from Appomattox, I horse-whipped a negro wench, until her skirts hung in shreds, because upon the streets of this quiet village she had publicly insulted and maligned a Southern lady.”

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