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Old 08-13-2017, 03:35 PM   #324
MelBridgeman
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Originally Posted by wittynickname View Post
There's a huge difference between a separate historical monument and the statue of someone who attempted to preserve slavery remaining on the campus of a state university. They weren't destroying the statue, they're moving it.
This all has just become political and it's stupid. Here in Calgary we have a statue of the Famous 5 - who fought for the inclusion of woman - but also (some) had strong anti non white immigration ideas and fought (and won) to have eugenics legislation included in Canada.

So now what?
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