Pamela what is joining us from baltimore. She is a politics reporter with. He Baltimore Sun explain what monuments are there in baltimore and that the arguments are for and against and what actions city officials have taken. Guest good morning. Just good in baltimore and central maryland we have had several monuments with confederate ties taken down over the course of the past week or so. In the city of baltimore there were four monuments that were taken down without notice in the middle of the night. Was to a former Supreme Court justice who authored the dred scott decision that upheld slavery. That was taken down. Theell as one that was confederate general robert e and stonewall jackson. There is a confederate Soldiers Memorial that was taken down and baltimore. A couple days later there was a justice taunting statue on the ground of the Maryland State House in annapolis that was removed. This week there was one in the suburb of ellicott city. Their courthouse had a confederate memor
Lester spence was asked about the best approach. Heres what he had to say. The approach the city has taken before was actually have monuments toto the put them in context. They were just put up. Before the statue was taken down there was a plaque next to it basically saying that it was that the statue was erected as part of a lost cause project voted to the confederacy and White Supremacy. That was ok. Gone, i thinkare what i would like to see is the base maintained. For the statues themselves are removed but the bases stay there in order to reflect on the one hand the fact that there was a political project dedicated to White Supremacy that had a long history that is deeply tied with the creation of the nation. And then that there was another political project created in order to remove them. I think thats actually the best that was the best approach in this circumstance. Other potential approaches. Maybe leaving taking pieces of the statues. Butbe maintaining them erecting another st
Lester spence was asked about the best approach. Heres what he had to say. The approach the city has taken before was actually have monuments toto the put them in context. They were just put up. Before the statue was taken down there was a plaque next to it basically saying that it was that the statue was erected as part of a lost cause project voted to the confederacy and White Supremacy. That was ok. Gone, i thinkare what i would like to see is the base maintained. For the statues themselves are removed but the bases stay there in order to reflect on the one hand the fact that there was a political project dedicated to White Supremacy that had a long history that is deeply tied with the creation of the nation. And then that there was another political project created in order to remove them. I think thats actually the best that was the best approach in this circumstance. Other potential approaches. Maybe leaving taking pieces of the statues. Butbe maintaining them erecting another st
Moved. That first state house was hit by lightning in 1704. Burned to the fwround and was replaced by state house finished in 1707. That building remained the primary state house until the 1760s. When 1769 legislation passed to build this house. On the present site. Construction began in 1772 and completed in 1779. The current state house stands on the high etc. Point in annapolis. And the surrounding landscape. This would have been the tallest building in town. It is still the tallest building in town. The state house was built in the middle of the war. Which complicated efforts to build the state house and direct the government. The first session of the General Assembly was held in november of 1779. Every session of the General Assembly has been held in this building since then. Making this the oldest state house in continuing legislative use. Were in the North Eastern corner of the building. Were deep in the original portion of the state house. This is a space that while he was in p
Moved. That first state house was hit by lightning in 1704. Burned to the fwround and was replaced by state house finished in 1707. That building remained the primary state house until the 1760s. When 1769 legislation passed to build this house. On the present site. Construction began in 1772 and completed in 1779. The current state house stands on the high etc. Point in annapolis. And the surrounding landscape. This would have been the tallest building in town. It is still the tallest building in town. The state house was built in the middle of the war. Which complicated efforts to build the state house and direct the government. The first session of the General Assembly was held in november of 1779. Every session of the General Assembly has been held in this building since then. Making this the oldest state house in continuing legislative use. Were in the North Eastern corner of the building. Were deep in the original portion of the state house. This is a space that while he was in p