chocalate_topaz
I wanna be your lover...
GLAD they are taking this BS down. Did a NOLA Hidden History Tour. Dude explained all this to us. So glad it came to pass. Look him up. He knows plenty: http://www.hiddenhistory.us/
They threatened the first contractor and vandalized his property. These folks wore black with ski masks on their faces so they could not be Id'ed.
New Orleans Begins Removing Statues Commemorating the Confederacy
New Orleans on Monday began removing four statues dedicated to the era of the Confederacy, capping a prolonged battle about the future of the memorials, which critics deemed symbols of racism and intolerance and which supporters viewed as historically important.
Workers dismantled an obelisk, which was dedicated to the Battle of Liberty Place and was erected to honor members of the “Crescent City White League” who in 1874 fought against the racially integrated New Orleans police and state militia, Mayor Mitch Landrieu said in a statement.
The workers were dressed in flak jackets, helmets and scarves to conceal their identities because of concerns about their safety, The Associated Press reported.
Pieces of the monument were put on a truck and hauled away.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/24/us/new-orleans-confederate-statue.html?_r=0
They threatened the first contractor and vandalized his property. These folks wore black with ski masks on their faces so they could not be Id'ed.
New Orleans Begins Removing Statues Commemorating the Confederacy
New Orleans on Monday began removing four statues dedicated to the era of the Confederacy, capping a prolonged battle about the future of the memorials, which critics deemed symbols of racism and intolerance and which supporters viewed as historically important.
Workers dismantled an obelisk, which was dedicated to the Battle of Liberty Place and was erected to honor members of the “Crescent City White League” who in 1874 fought against the racially integrated New Orleans police and state militia, Mayor Mitch Landrieu said in a statement.
The workers were dressed in flak jackets, helmets and scarves to conceal their identities because of concerns about their safety, The Associated Press reported.
Pieces of the monument were put on a truck and hauled away.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/24/us/new-orleans-confederate-statue.html?_r=0