United daughters of the confederacy but a branch in boston that is now defunct. It is behind a Visitor Center on an island in bostons harbor outside the National Historic monument called fort warren where thousands of confederate soldiers were imprisoned. The monument only remembers 13 soldiers that died and it has a confederate feel, has their wars, and calls civil between the states. It has been there since 1963 and has not been noticed by a lot of people. It is kind of subtle. Host can you see it today . It is there but as of june 13 it has been boarded up because of the governor, Charlie Baker said we dont want a monument that does not stand for the liberty and equality of all people in massachusetts. The Mass Historical Commission and the department of conservation and recreation is trying to figure out what to do with it essentially. Host can massachusetts take it down . Can the government take it down . Guest they can take it down but apparently from what i understand when i wro
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
The best approach to removing these monuments. Here is what they have to say. Guest the approach that cities have taken before was to have plaques next to the monuments come up with them in context. , thatplaques were just the statue was erected is part andst cause project that was ok. Gone, what i are would like to see is the base maintained. Where the statues themselves are removed but the bases stay there in order to reflect on the one hand that there was a political project dedicated to White Supremacy that had a long. Istory and then that there was another political project that was created in order to remove them. The besthat is approach in this circumstance. I can imagine other potential orroaches whether leaving taking pieces of the statue and maintaining them but erecting another statue next to them. There are a number of different choices that people have, and this generation will have more conversation about what we should be doing. Also on the program was law professor who
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