Disassembling America
Statues and all?
Come on folks! Let’s get real! What has been done in the past is the past. It is called “history.”
One explanation of History is: “History is really important because it helps us understand why we live the way we are living and why we are where we are as a species and country. Studying history allows us to learn from the mistakes of our ancestors so we do not do the same things they did and work to become a better place.”
All we can do now is forgive the past and create a new FUTURE. You can’t tear down America piece by piece. It isn’t fair to anyone.
I am from Atlanta, Georgia but was born in Indiana. I lived in Georgia for over sixty years so I can really say I am a Southerner. I have never paid that much attention to statues because they were erected a long time ago and that was then. This is now!
In Midtown Atlanta they have placards posted near historic sites. One I read was about Margaret Mitchell, the woman that wrote, “Gone With the Wind.” Did you know, Margaret Mitchell was struck by a speeding automobile as she crossed Peachtree Street at 13th Street in Atlanta with her husband, John Marsh, while on her way to see the movie “A Canterbury Tale” on the evening of August 11, 1949. A placard is there for historical information. Should it be removed? For God’s sake people…