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Christopher Columbus statue among landmarks being reviewed in BR
Posted on 6/18/20 at 12:43 pm
Posted on 6/18/20 at 12:43 pm
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BATON ROUGE - The Christopher Columbus statue on the corner where Government Street meets the river was donated by the Greater Baton Rouge American Italian Association in 1992 to then-Mayor Tom Ed McHugh.
It's stood there for nearly three decades, but it could soon come down.
The fate of the statue will be a topic of discussion for the mayor-president's commission on race equity and inclusion, set to meet this month.
The commission will look into renaming or removing potentially offensive or oppressive government entities like street and building names or statues.
"He introduced sickness to the land, genocide to the land, slavery, and he even raped and mutilated a lot of the people that were already here. And this statue here makes it seem as if we are complacent with slavery and racist antics that happened in the south, and we are not complacent with it at all," Breyonna Grant said.
In the meantime, Breyonna Grant and Camren Linson started a petition addressed to the city council and governor calling for the removal of the statue as soon as possible. It now has more than 1,200 signatures.
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"It is imperative that as the state of Louisiana we set an example and remove all monuments that represent racial inequality, injustice in America and also white supremacy," Linson said. Click here to view Grant and Linson's petition. The mayor's commission will meet for the first time in the next two weeks and plans to continue to meet bi-monthly after that.
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Posted on 6/18/20 at 12:43 pm to Mike da Tigah
To be fair, Columbus didn’t really do shite.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 12:44 pm to AmosMosesAndTwins
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To be fair, Columbus didn’t really do shite.
People on witch hunts don’t care
Posted on 6/18/20 at 12:45 pm to Mike da Tigah
Honestly, CC isn't worth removing or keeping in BR. Not worth the outrage either way, IMO.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 12:47 pm to Mike da Tigah
Well, he was an a-hole.
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and he wasn't actually first.
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and he wasn't actually first.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 12:47 pm to Mike da Tigah
Baton Rouge can do what they want as long as the people that want the change pay for it
Tax payer dollars need to be directed to needs, not wants & BR has plenty of things that need fixing such as roads & drainage
Tax payer dollars need to be directed to needs, not wants & BR has plenty of things that need fixing such as roads & drainage
Posted on 6/18/20 at 12:47 pm to Sao
It was empty of water and full of trash when I walked passed a couple of months ago anyway.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 12:48 pm to Mike da Tigah
Like to see them get Baton Rouge rappers to stop rapping offensive lyrics. Get them to review that
This post was edited on 6/18/20 at 12:49 pm
Posted on 6/18/20 at 12:48 pm to Mike da Tigah
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To be fair, Columbus didn’t really do shite.
People on witch hunts don’t care
I think you misunderstood what he meant by "didn't do shite"
Meaning, he doesn't deserve a statue because he gets way more credit than he deserves
Posted on 6/18/20 at 12:49 pm to LSUJML
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Tax payer dollars need to be directed to needs, not wants & BR has plenty of things that need fixing such as roads & drainage
But but, we have diversions like getting rid of statues. Never mind the city looks like a dump and is crumbling. We have statues to take down. That’s going to fix everything.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 12:51 pm to StTiger
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I think you misunderstood what he meant by "didn't do shite"
I know what you meant and I meant he didn’t do shite either to deserve such ridicule. That’s what I meant.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 12:55 pm to AmosMosesAndTwins
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To be fair, Columbus didn’t really do shite.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 12:56 pm to Mike da Tigah
Got ya. I'm going to petition BR to replace it with a statue of my cousin Ted. He hasn't done shite with his life. Still crazy Columbus is honored so much, but I guess that's what happens when history class is taken so lightly in school.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 12:58 pm to Mike da Tigah
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Posted on 6/18/20 at 12:58 pm to Mike da Tigah
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The commission will look into renaming or removing potentially offensive or oppressive government entities like street and building names or statues.
How about you fix my fricking drainage in my neighborhood instead. It's only been in the queue since last February to get done.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 1:01 pm to Mike da Tigah
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Breyonna Grant
WTF is this broad?
Posted on 6/18/20 at 1:02 pm to Mike da Tigah
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But but, we have diversions like getting rid of statues. Never mind the city looks like a dump and is crumbling. We have statues to take down. That’s going to fix everything.
Look, we just want to get rid of the Confederate statues. We don't want to take down anything else. Stop being ridiculous.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 1:02 pm to AmosMosesAndTwins
weird, for such an average random dude there sure are a lot of statues of him.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 1:06 pm to Mike da Tigah
If the maffia still had any power in Baton Rouge this wouldn't be an issue.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 1:08 pm to Mike da Tigah
No...... I’m tired of this shite..... I believe that everyone that lives in this country should be treated the right way. As long as you follow THE LAW. However taking down statues and shite is way overboard. If blacks in this country want an equal chance, it’s right there in front of you. But you know what they would rather do????? Live off the government and cause almost most of the crimes. Those statutes didn’t tell you to go deal drugs or join a gang of riot or loot..... and shoot each other. Blacks need to take it upon themselves to not be causing so many problems in the first place. And I have zero problem with black people.
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