©2011 by Glen C. Davis
KIM KIM FOSTER-TOBIN- kkfoster@thestate.com - A three-sided structure that covered the front and sides of Washington's statue was intended to display a rally graphic, said S.C. NAACP executive director Dwight James. However, the graphic was not finished in time for the rally at the Statehouse Monday.
Of course, the question is Why situate a graphic to cover up the statue?
The answer to that is clear. It is a clear attempt at revisionist history for the “revolution.” While text books laud the Muslim founding of America—which never happened—The White House did issue a Lief Erickson day proclamation. It fell short of confirming or denying that the Vikings may have been the first Europeans to actually set foot within the borders of what we now know as the United States of America.
Lief Erickson day is a national holiday celebrated on October 9 each year. I do not know if you saw that on CNN.
It raised the ire of conservatives across the country. Including black Republican Tea Party activist Lloyd Marcus, who told Fox News, “I thought, you know, this is just totally absurd, totally ridiculous. I don’t know if George Washington had slaves or whatever but … George Washington was our first president.”
Yes, Mr. Marcus, George Washington did own slaves. Over 300 at the time of his death. Washington had a struggle with the contradiction of slavery after the American Revolution. He arranged for the freedom and future care of his slaves, in his will, after the death of his wife Martha. He might have freed them earlier had he not grown old from fighting a war against the British to free our colonies, then serving two-terms soothing the petty bickering of Thirteen distinct States.
What struck me as odd about the affair is that the one statue they chose to put a graphic around is the one man who would have been gracious enough to say that is what the First Amendment is all about.
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Interesting, they cover up George Washington, but do I see a statue of
a Confederate Soldier standing in their midst. gun and all?
You might find this LINK interesting.