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What to do with that tonnage of Confederate memorabilia. There’s Confederate general Nathan Forrest up there. Inarguably a war criminal for ordering the execution of surrendered black troops. Even given that they should leave a few where they are. …though not him. Leave some, but balanced with statues of Abolitionists in the same park. Even better have them face each other. That would honor history.

As has been suggested put most of the statues in Civil War battle, and grave sites. …and leave it at that. It acknowledges the memory, but does not glorify it. You can’t deny history. You can only acknowledge it, and learn from it. Though the common Southern trooper did fight with great valor,…even Obama said this. However their cause was not worthy of them,…he said that too. Case closed.

Now lets just get the hell on with the 21st bleeping century.

Btw I remember when the Klan wanted to march in Harlem. This back in the late 60’s 70’s. All hell broke loose, and it never happen. Me I said at the time that they should march. I mean this I ‘had’ to see. Ideally everybody should have been friendly, and respectful to our “guests”.

We should have patience. Be humane person to person as Dr. King asked us to be. Confront your enemy with kindness. If nothing else it’ll be fun to watch them freak out. Still I had hoped for meetings, and debates between the Kluxers, and Harlemites. All done over a great table of Bar-B-Q, and Rolling Rock Beer. That, and everybody goes home changed in their hearts having found out that we we’re all just folks. It is such dreams as this that have saved my sanity.