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Newly-elected Jacksonville mayor sets aside $500K to remove Confederate statue

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mountaineer:
Once again, I say move it here. I have room for it, even though I know nothing about the story behind it.

mountaineer:
Question for Floridians: what the heck is this all about?

I've been contemplating a little vacation to the Jacksonville area. Searching for historical sites to visit, I came across Camp Milton. Woo hoo, thought I - Mr. M and I love visiting Civil War sites whenever possible. But this is what I found:
--- Quote ---Camp Milton Historic Preserve in the western edge of Jacksonville, Florida, preserves the remains of one of the most important Civil War sites in Florida. Interpretive panels told the story of the archaeology of the site, the construction of the fortifications there, the first combat in Florida by black Union soldiers, and more, but the mayor of Jacksonville has ordered their immediate removal.
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And this:
--- Quote ---Editor's Note: The Mayor of Jacksonville has directed the removal of the modern, unbiased interpretive panels from Camp Milton Historic Preserve. As a result we have removed all photographs of this location from our page.
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Is the the handiwork of the new communist Democrat mayor? Apparently, this *itch is removing Confederate history left and right. Now she's ordered the removal of educational placards (interpretive panels) at an historical site because they dare mention the CSA? It's a Civil War site, so it's next to impossible to describe what happened there without mentioning "the other side." How, exactly, does one study the Civil War without information about both sides?

Is it any wonder I wonder if we're in Bizarro World?

catfish1957:
Is Nikki Haley going to help man and run the wrecking ball?

Fishrrman:

mountaineer:
On top of the NPS planning to remove the William Penn statue from a park in ... wait for it ... PENNsylvania, I'm about to stroke out.

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