Metro Atlanta's & GA's Confederate Statues and Monuments, will they stay or go??? (Decatur: school, law)

[oobanks]

Atlanta's and Georgia's Confederate Monuments, will they stay or go? It's crazy because me even being a black male can see both sides of this. It's like it's a part of Georgia's history but with all that has been going on now a days with the Virginia situation and the hate being dug up it makes me question it. I have said this a lot here on City- Data about Georgia being the heart of Dixie and it seems Stone Mountain being Ground Zero of it all. Even watching the news yesterday I had no ideal Georgia had so many racist hate groups based here, over 30. IMO, this whole taking the Confederate history and making it out of a hate thing has even put a cloud over one of my favorite TV shows of all time based right here in the Atlanta, GA. Area " The Dukes of Hazzard " , which wasn't racist at all. To me it represented Southern Heritage and the good ol Day's, Family, Friends, Georgia red dirt roads in days past , etc. the way Georgia used to be back when I was a kid. If I'm not mistaken and correct me if I'm wrong but I think Georgia. has a law preventing them from removing any war Monuments, including Confederate Monuments but I think it's a push to have them change that to remove these Monuments including one in Downtown Decatur, as well as Stone Mountain. Confederate AVE. , Old Dixie HWY, etc., so many Street names and symbols representing Georgia history. Should they go, should they change names all due to the hate being dug up from the past? I know this is touchy subject but could they remain with out these hate groups digging up dirt and bringing out symbolization of Hate around them?




Calls grow to ditch Decatur Confederate monument after Charlottesville

[Iconographer]

Here's hoping the better part of you prevails.

[bu2]

Originally Posted by LovinDecatur

Here's hoping the better part of you prevails.

As liberal as Decatur is, I imagine it is gone if not against state law. It is one of several on the square honoring locals who have died in wars.

Note that Atlanta also had Ft. McPherson, named after a union general who died rallying his troops in the Battle of Atlanta. The Civil War was very much a part of Atlanta's history. I find the various markers fascinating. Regarding McPherson, there is one near the Candler Park MARTA station noting that was where he was having a cigar with his officers when he heard the firing indicating the start of the Battle of Atlanta. He dashed off some orders and rode into the battle.

[red92s]

The monument on the Decatur square sits about 50 feet from the front steps of the Deklab History Center, which already has a lot of information and displays relating to the Civil War. Maybe cut the top off so it fits through the doors, scoot it inside, and move on with life.

[DC's Finest]

Originally Posted by oobanks

Atlanta's and Georgia's Confederate Monuments, will they stay or go? It's crazy because me even being a black male can see both sides of this. It's like it's a part of Georgia's history but with all that has been going on now a days with the Virginia situation and the hate being dug up it makes me question it. I have said this a lot here on City- Data about Georgia being the heart of Dixie and it seems Stone Mountain being Ground Zero of it all. Even watching the news yesterday I had no ideal Georgia had so many racist hate groups based here, over 30. IMO, this whole taking the Confederate history and making it out of a hate thing has even put a cloud over one of my favorite TV shows of all time based right here in the Atlanta, GA. Area " The Dukes of Hazzard " , which wasn't racist at all. To me it represented Southern Heritage and the good ol Day's, Family, Friends, Georgia red dirt roads in days past , etc. the way Georgia used to be back when I was a kid. If I'm not mistaken and correct me if I'm wrong but I think Georgia. has a law preventing them from removing any war Monuments, including Confederate Monuments but I think it's a push to have them change that to remove these Monuments including one in Downtown Decatur, as well as Stone Mountain. Confederate AVE. , Old Dixie HWY, etc., so many Street names and symbols representing Georgia history. Should they go, should they change names all due to the hate being dug up from the past? I know this is touchy subject but could they remain with out these hate groups digging up dirt and bringing out symbolization of Hate around them?




Calls grow to ditch Decatur Confederate monument after Charlottesville

Please don't take this as anything disrespectful but you were consumed with the ignorance of not knowing as a kid. Now that you have knowledge, you fully understand that these symbols represent racism and hatred under the disguise of history and heritage. All of the monuments, statues and street names need to go. The South lost the Civil War so why hang on to it like it was a victory.

[bu2]

Originally Posted by DC's Finest

Please don't take this as anything disrespectful but you were consumed with the ignorance of not knowing as a kid. Now that you have knowledge, you fully understand that these symbols represent racism and hatred under the disguise of history and heritage. All of the monuments, statues and street names need to go. The South lost the Civil War so why hang on to it like it was a victory.

Some groups did adopt them to represent racism and hatred. Some were built for that reason.
Most did not have that as their motivation. There was a lot of renewed interest in the Civil War in the 1960s with the centennial.

[Atlwarrior]

Not to get off topic, but as a black male I marvel at our race hypocrisy. We still argue over light skin blacks being more superior than dark skin blacks. It also highly promoted in our movie and music entertainment. Lets eradicate this type of racism within in our own culture too.

[JoeP]

Many statues in the South were erected in the 60s in response to the Civil Rights movement.

Yes, it's time for monuments to traitors and terrorists to go.

[Mutiny77]

Originally Posted by bu2

Some groups did adopt them to represent racism and hatred. Some were built for that reason.
Most did not have that as their motivation. There was a lot of renewed interest in the Civil War in the 1960s with the centennial.

"The centennial" was mostly a cover to protest school desegregation efforts and the Civil Rights movement in general throughout the South.

[oobanks]

Originally Posted by DC's Finest

Please don't take this as anything disrespectful but you were consumed with the ignorance of not knowing as a kid. Now that you have knowledge, you fully understand that these symbols represent racism and hatred under the disguise of history and heritage. All of the monuments, statues and street names need to go. The South lost the Civil War so why hang on to it like it was a victory.

I don't take it with disrespect and I get your point fully. I'm just trying to be open minded here and seeing this from different view points. In my honest opinion, I don't think every one is trying to be racist, just because they want to display history here in the south, were it be Civil rights or Civil War, it's all apart of our history good and bad. Atlanta and Georgia is kinda Ground Zero for Civil Rights and Civil War if you think about it, ATL burned and the beginning of the New South Begin, a rebirth of sorts... It's when we have these radical hate groups that come out the wood work and make it that way is when it becomes a problem and yes if this keeps happening, I Totally Agree, they need to go! I'm trying to be Unbiased here. Even in my example of the late 70's early 80's TV show The Dukes of Hazzard. I never felt any racism from that show and it was based right here in Georgia. Yes, plenty of Southern Heritage was displayed in that show, but never was racism that I could see was displayed.