re: Teedy apparently took away the cannon on the riverfront at Jackson Square yesterday

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Don’t worry, the democrats are still the party of segregation

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Southern white conservatives are people in favor of segregation.

You can deny this till you’re blue in the face facts are facts.

You can look at the 1860 election. You can look at the 1968 election. You can look at which states voted against the civil rights act.

Are you going to argue the Republican Party valued states rights in 1860?

Isn’t that one of the tent posts now?

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Southern white conservatives are people in favor of segregation.

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Very white conservative college sets up blacks only housing

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Western Washington University's website said the housing program "will explore and celebrate the diversity of Black and African American people and culture, with historical and contemporary context."

"All Western students residing in the program help foster a warm and vibrant community supporting social, personal and academic success," the page said

"Black Affinity Housing residents, representing all diverse identities, pride themselves on fostering a sense of belonging for all residents by creating a safe environment for open, honest, and sometimes challenging dialogue," the college went on.

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Obviously a bastion of white male conservative racism. I can give you more examples of these white male conservatives supporting segregation if you'd like.

It was a monument to the historic Washington Artillery regiment, whose history saw it fighting for the Confederacy but for the U.S. before and after the Civil War LINK :

History

The 141st Field Artillery is an historic American military unit that is currently part of the Louisiana Army National Guard[2] headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana.[3] It traces its lineage to a militia artillery battery back to 1838, and its heritage includes substantial combat service in several major wars. It earned the Presidential Unit Citation (US) for its service in World War II.

The Washington Artillery was founded on 7 September 1838, as the Washington Artillery Company.[4] It received its regimental flag in August 1846 after serving under Zachary Taylor in the Mexican–American War.

Civil War service

26 May 1861 the Unit was mustered into the American Civil War;[5] four companies served in the Army of Northern Virginia and a fifth was in the Army of Tennessee. Elements of the Washington Artillery participated in over sixty major actions. A few notable engagements include: Battle of Antietam, Battle of Perryville, Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Shiloh, Battle of Chickamauga, Battle of Fredericksburg, First Battle of Manassas, and the Battle of Cold Harbor.
General Haupt and W. Wright, Superintendent of the Mlilitary Railroad survey a Confederate Artillery Battery (reportedly the Washington Artillery) on Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg Va that was wrecked by Union artillery fire May 5, 1863

After the Civil War, it was reorganized as an independent unit called the "Louisiana Volunteer Field Artillery" where it served the United States in the occupation of Cuba. It later was called into service to protect the Mexican border in 1916. A year later it received the designation 141st Artillery. In early 1941, the 141st Field Artillery was mobilized for World War II where it earned the Presidential Unit Citation; a duplicate unit was formed, the 935th Field Artillery Battalion, with both serving in Europe and North Africa. The anti-tank batteries of the battalion were separated in mid-1941, and formed the 773rd Tank Destroyer Battalion.

On 1 July 1959, the 141st and 935th Field Artillery Battalions were consolidated with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 204th Antiaircraft Artillery Group, 527th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion, and the 219th Antiaircraft Artillery Detachment to form the 141st Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System to consist of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Howitzer Battalions, elements of the 39th Infantry Division, the 4th Automatic Weapons Battalion, and the 5th Detachment.[6] The 141st Artillery was redesignated on 1 May 1972 as the 141st Field Artillery to consist of the 1st Battalion, an element of the 256th infantry Brigade. It was withdrawn 30 June 1986 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System.[7]

In 2004 through 2005 and again in 2010, the 141st FA as part of the 256th Infantry Brigade mobilized to Baghdad, Iraq, in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn.

On 29 August 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Mississippi[8] while most members of the Washington Artillery were still serving their final weeks of deployment in Iraq. Following the return of the battalion to Louisiana, a detachment immediately mobilized to New Orleans to aid law enforcement with rescue efforts. With the help of the Louisiana State Police, those efforts transitioned into a support mission for the New Orleans Police Department. Joint Task Force Gator was created to help combat the rise of looting and other crimes resulting from the loss of law enforcement officers in the New Orleans area. After three-and-a-half years of assisting local police and patrolling the city, the task force was released from duty on 28 February 2009.[9]

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So the Democrats: 1. Fought for slavery 2. Founded the KKK 3. Were segregationists

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Only a certain group Of democrats.

Weirdly that same group that now likes to point out how racist democrats were.

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100%, diametrically opposed. Build another park. The Battle of New Orleans is one of the most important moments in New Orleans history and should be celebrated front and center.

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Not a cannon from the battle of New Orleans.

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t was a monument to the historic Washington Artillery regiment, whose history saw it fighting for the Confederacy but for the U.S. before and after the Civil War LINK :

History

The 141st Field Artillery is an historic American military unit that is currently part of the Louisiana Army National Guard[2] headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana.[3] It traces its lineage to a militia artillery battery back to 1838, and its heritage includes substantial combat service in several major wars. It earned the Presidential Unit Citation (US) for its service in World War II.

The Washington Artillery was founded on 7 September 1838, as the Washington Artillery Company.[4] It received its regimental flag in August 1846 after serving under Zachary Taylor in the Mexican–American War.

Civil War service

26 May 1861 the Unit was mustered into the American Civil War;[5] four companies served in the Army of Northern Virginia and a fifth was in the Army of Tennessee. Elements of the Washington Artillery participated in over sixty major actions. A few notable engagements include: Battle of Antietam, Battle of Perryville, Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Shiloh, Battle of Chickamauga, Battle of Fredericksburg, First Battle of Manassas, and the Battle of Cold Harbor.
General Haupt and W. Wright, Superintendent of the Mlilitary Railroad survey a Confederate Artillery Battery (reportedly the Washington Artillery) on Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg Va that was wrecked by Union artillery fire May 5, 1863

After the Civil War, it was reorganized as an independent unit called the "Louisiana Volunteer Field Artillery" where it served the United States in the occupation of Cuba. It later was called into service to protect the Mexican border in 1916. A year later it received the designation 141st Artillery. In early 1941, the 141st Field Artillery was mobilized for World War II where it earned the Presidential Unit Citation; a duplicate unit was formed, the 935th Field Artillery Battalion, with both serving in Europe and North Africa. The anti-tank batteries of the battalion were separated in mid-1941, and formed the 773rd Tank Destroyer Battalion.

On 1 July 1959, the 141st and 935th Field Artillery Battalions were consolidated with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 204th Antiaircraft Artillery Group, 527th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion, and the 219th Antiaircraft Artillery Detachment to form the 141st Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System to consist of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Howitzer Battalions, elements of the 39th Infantry Division, the 4th Automatic Weapons Battalion, and the 5th Detachment.[6] The 141st Artillery was redesignated on 1 May 1972 as the 141st Field Artillery to consist of the 1st Battalion, an element of the 256th infantry Brigade. It was withdrawn 30 June 1986 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System.[7]

In 2004 through 2005 and again in 2010, the 141st FA as part of the 256th Infantry Brigade mobilized to Baghdad, Iraq, in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn.

On 29 August 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Mississippi[8] while most members of the Washington Artillery were still serving their final weeks of deployment in Iraq. Following the return of the battalion to Louisiana, a detachment immediately mobilized to New Orleans to aid law enforcement with rescue efforts. With the help of the Louisiana State Police, those efforts transitioned into a support mission for the New Orleans Police Department. Joint Task Force Gator was created to help combat the rise of looting and other crimes resulting from the loss of law enforcement officers in the New Orleans area. After three-and-a-half years of assisting local police and patrolling the city, the task force was released from duty on 28 February 2009.[9]

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Screw those crackers and check YOURSELF.

We are going to find a guy who served as a pure figurehead governor for 39 days, and who not 1% of the population could possibly tell you who he was if asked, and use one of the most prominent historic spots in the city to honor him instead!

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100%, diametrically opposed. Build another park. The Battle of New Orleans is one of the most important moments in New Orleans history and should be celebrated front and center.


Not a cannon from the battle of New Orleans.

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The Washington Artillery is considered sort of the progeny of the local units that fought there. That was basically the whole purpose of the monument placed in conjunction with the Jackson statue.

As you can tell by the picture I posted, it presents sort of a wonderful historic aesthetic.

The layering of such historical aesthetics used to be one of the things that gave New Orleans its "charm".

Now we just have trifling spiteful displays that really aren't interesting or charming at all - or empty pedestals.

Want to honor this Dunn fellow? Great, find one of many existing public spaces that don't have any sort of monument and do so. I'll be all for it. But that's not what this is about. You know it, and it's why you like it so much. Just be honest.

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We're in the midst of the worst leadership our country has ever witnessed.

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I would love for someone to try and debate this statement

Exactly. Go honor the guy in some other spot. This has nothing to do with honoring the guy and all to do with just spitting in people's faces.

This statue removal shite does absolutely nothing for the average black person in nola, or anywhere else.

Can Sammy or Oatmeal name 1 thing the Dems have done to help minorities the last 40-50 years?

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SammyTiger

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Don't skip point 4, Sammy.
Do you think black people should be treated different because of their skin color or should they be treated as equals? How does a Democrat feel in 2022?