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mystery-ak:
De Blasio: Robert E Lee's 'name should be taken off everything in America, period'
By Justin Wise - 06/11/20 03:07 PM EDT

New York City mayor Bill de Blasio (D) on Thursday called for every tribute to Confederate general Robert E. Lee to be removed nationwide, saying that the figure's racist views have no place in U.S. society today.

"Nothing should be named after Robert E. Lee at this point in history," de Blasio said during a press conference. "He was someone who was supposed to follow his oath to the United States of America and the U.S. military and didn’t, on top of his many other sins."

“His name should be taken off everything in America, period,” he added.
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio (D) on Thursday called for every tribute to Confederate general Robert E. Lee to be removed nationwide, saying that the figure's racist views have no place in U.S. society today.

"Nothing should be named after Robert E. Lee at this point in history," de Blasio said during a press conference. "He was someone who was supposed to follow his oath to the United States of America and the U.S. military and didn’t, on top of his many other sins."

“His name should be taken off everything in America, period,” he added.

The comments from the mayor arrived as the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died in police custody, reignites a debate over Confederate statutes and other monuments that many view as symbols of racism. Demonstrators in several cities in the South have toppled statues commemorating Lee and other Confederate leaders in recent days, and some local and state leaders have announced plans to remove them.
The comments from the mayor arrived as the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died in police custody, reignites a debate over Confederate statutes and other monuments that many view as symbols of racism. Demonstrators in several cities in the South have toppled statues commemorating Lee and other Confederate leaders in recent days, and some local and state leaders have announced plans to remove them.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/502316-de-blasio-robert-e-lees-name-should-be-taken-off-everything-in-america

catfish1957:
Has DeBlasio commented on the Christopher Columbus statues coming down?

Wondering?

mountaineer:
Dear Mayor Wilhelm:

rustynail:
Robert Carlyle Byrd ....

mountaineer:

--- Quote from: rustynail on June 11, 2020, 07:34:13 pm ---Robert Carlyle Byrd ....

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The KKK recruiter whose name is on every highway, school, parking garage and outhouse in the state of West Virginia. Not a problem.  :pondering:

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