Sue Doerr
Sue Doerr
Aug 23, 2017 · 1 min read

You’re making a false argument. Taking down confederate statues won’t prevent racism, it will stop the celebration of racism. In New Orleans the Battle of Liberty Place monument was removed this year. An inscription on it reads “United States troops took over the state government and reinstated the usurpers but the national election of November 1876 recognized white supremacy in the South and gave us our state.” Nothing subtle about that.

America has always been racist. When an oppressed group fights to make their lives better there’s a backlash. That’s not racism coming back, it’s just flaring up.

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