this time of reckoning in america, is what compelled me to explore the meaning of this defining event remains. in the months after george floyd was killed by minneapolis police, 30 confederate monuments were taken down in the united states. that s also what happened in 2017 after heather hire was murdered in charlottesville, virginia, while protesting a white supremacist protest. they came down that year, that s the year i began studying our stories, what they mean to the people who built them and what they mean to the people who tore them down. here is a special presentation of what i found during that my travels. this is stone ghost in the south. is stone ghost in the south. in 2017, hundreds of white
great to have you here. thank you for having me, rachel. let me start first of all by asking if i got any of that wrong, and asking how you are doing. i imagine this is been an incredible turning point in your life. it seems to have set you off on the path that you are on now. absolutely. the hate crime definitely changed my life and the harassment that ensued afterwards continued to do so. i m definitely one of the lucky ones and people who have survived. i take it as an obligation and responsibility to share my story because, unlike heather hire, i m able to steer my story as my own person. heather has her mother, susan burrow, and other folks around there to advocate on her behalf. she s a survivor but i am one of the lucky ones here to share
me. trump screamed. ryan reeled back, are you finished. may i have some time to speak? now you are the president of the united states. you have a moral leadership obligation to get this right, and not declare is a moral equivalency here. these people love me. these are my people. trump shot back. i can t backstab these people who support me. in charlottesville nazis were chanting jews would not replaces. and donald trump said these people love me. one of the nazis drove his car into a crowd of people and killed heather hire, and donald trump said, these people love me. these are my people. donald trump said i can t backstab the people who support me. that s why donald trump has never, and will never condemn, the trump mob of criminals and
remember the enslaved people. now, you know, i think good argument there. there is various arguments. and, again, i think that, you know, we should remember that symbols can be made to mean different things. that s all. understood. and perhaps there is a place for both, you know, the old symbol and the new symbol. and it should be taught in, you know, when students come in to the school for orientation. and maybe you can teach them about that as a way of having them understand the history of the school and the country. this let s get back to charlotte. the charlotteville rally that head to heather hire s death was about defending a statue, robert e. lee. don t these monuments though promote a rallying cry for hateful ideology? i know you will say at least it exposes them maybe i am putting words in your mouth. but doesn t it provide a
the march at charlottesville, convinced his history and identity would be erased. he had no idea those lies would lead to the death of an innocent 32-year-old woman named heather heyer. and that her death would touch a nerve, not just in charlottesville, but around the world. my only story of transformation has caught me that dialogue can lead to understanding and acceptance. the opposite of what the white supremacists are pushing. that s why i want to speak with heather s mother, susan monroe, who s agreed to open her door to