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Lewis & Clark Exp member's statue deemed 'monument to genocide'; petition demands removal
Posted on 8/7/19 at 6:55 am
Posted on 8/7/19 at 6:55 am
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A statue of George Rogers Clark — of Lewis and Clark Expedition fame — has been deemed a "monument to genocide" and a "shameful memory" in a petition that demands its removal from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, WVIR-TV reported.
"I think the George Rogers Clark statue is the worst statue of the many offensive statues in Charlottesville," David Swanson, who created the petition, told the station. As of Tuesday, the petition has garnered 451 signatures.
Swanson told WVIR that Clark favored Native American extermination — and participated.
"A lot of times, the wars against Native Americans are not treated as real wars because they aren't considered real people," he added to the station.
The statue was erected in 1921 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997, WVIR said.
Clark also was a prominent figure during the Revolutionary War, the station said.
A statue of George Rogers Clark — of Lewis and Clark Expedition fame — has been deemed a "monument to genocide" and a "shameful memory" in a petition that demands its removal from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, WVIR-TV reported.
"I think the George Rogers Clark statue is the worst statue of the many offensive statues in Charlottesville," David Swanson, who created the petition, told the station. As of Tuesday, the petition has garnered 451 signatures.
Swanson told WVIR that Clark favored Native American extermination — and participated.
"A lot of times, the wars against Native Americans are not treated as real wars because they aren't considered real people," he added to the station.
The statue was erected in 1921 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997, WVIR said.
Clark also was a prominent figure during the Revolutionary War, the station said.
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Posted on 8/7/19 at 6:56 am to Crimson Wraith
This shite won’t stop
Posted on 8/7/19 at 6:56 am to Crimson Wraith
Just Confederate statues.
We'll stop there.
Pinky swear promise.
We'll stop there.
Pinky swear promise.
Posted on 8/7/19 at 6:58 am to Lawyered
Wait until they hear the backstory of the democrat party
Posted on 8/7/19 at 6:59 am to Crimson Wraith
All of you Nikki Haley worshippers can thank her for giving credence to this statue removal bullshite. What an abomination she was and still is.
Posted on 8/7/19 at 7:01 am to Crimson Wraith
our own Taliban
Posted on 8/7/19 at 7:03 am to Crimson Wraith
quote:
the petition has garnered 451 signatures.
This is the real story. Stop giving these idiots attention and they will go back to their moms basement. When this stuff pops up, pat them on the head and say “bless your heart” and then walk away.
Posted on 8/7/19 at 7:04 am to Crimson Wraith
They did this in Soviet Russia circa 1919. Look how the next 70 years turned out. Went swimmingly. 
Posted on 8/7/19 at 7:08 am to Crimson Wraith
Like people really give a shite about what happened to the Indians
Posted on 8/7/19 at 7:10 am to Crimson Wraith
scrub scrub scrub....
we only want the confederate flags gone.
we only want the confederate flags gone.
Posted on 8/7/19 at 7:10 am to Crimson Wraith
This is ok but you can't chant 'send her back'.
Posted on 8/7/19 at 7:11 am to Kankles
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Wait until they ignore the backstory of the democrat party
FIFY.
this isn't about sanitizing all of history.
Posted on 8/7/19 at 7:15 am to Crimson Wraith
Behold, the war on white people
Posted on 8/7/19 at 7:21 am to Crimson Wraith
These people need their arse kicked
Posted on 8/7/19 at 7:22 am to Crimson Wraith
It’s like these people can’t read
Posted on 8/7/19 at 7:29 am to GeauxxxTigers23
I seriously wonder if the person who launched this or the people who signed it know this.....
You just cant make this stuff up, too funny.
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Eight months after her death, Clark legally adopted Sacagawea's two children, Jean Baptiste and Lisette. Baptiste was educated by Clark in St. Lous, and then, at age 18, was sent to Europe with a German prince. It is not known whether Lisette survived past infancy.
You just cant make this stuff up, too funny.
Posted on 8/7/19 at 7:33 am to Crimson Wraith
The Europeans didn’t participate in genocide. Yes the trail of tears was horrendous. Yes the US government has really shafted the native Americans if you look at it through 21st century worldview and lenses.
But the majority of native Americans died of diseases inadvertently given to them through contact due to trade. Calling what Happened to the native Americans deliberate genocide is insulting to the Serbs, Kurds, Tutsi people’s and many more throughout history.
The native Americans were conquered, just like the people they conquered before Europeans arrived, and the people that THOSE people conquered.
But the majority of native Americans died of diseases inadvertently given to them through contact due to trade. Calling what Happened to the native Americans deliberate genocide is insulting to the Serbs, Kurds, Tutsi people’s and many more throughout history.
The native Americans were conquered, just like the people they conquered before Europeans arrived, and the people that THOSE people conquered.
This post was edited on 8/7/19 at 7:50 am
Posted on 8/7/19 at 7:33 am to Crimson Wraith
Statues of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson will be next.
Posted on 8/7/19 at 7:35 am to Crimson Wraith
Of course it’s a soy-faced White dude thinking he knows what’s best and what offensive to others.
Posted on 8/7/19 at 7:35 am to Crimson Wraith
When does the civil war start?
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