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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, serious question...everyone who is advocating for the county to spend money on this...do you also want to change the name of Washington, DC, should we rip down the Washington Monument, should we tear down Mt. Vernon?[/quote]

No. You’re welcome. [/quote]

Yup. Me neither. Any other questions?[/quote]

Why not?[/quote]
Because Washington is recognized for more than being a slave owner in his service to our country. People are fallible, even our heroes, and it’s important to recognize that.

This is not “just” an East Coast conversation either. I live in Columbia, MO. We have changed the name of Lee Elementary School because Lee was celebrated for what he did for the South in the Civil War. There has not been one peep about removing the statue of Thomas Jefferson on Mizzou’s campus, because—while he was a slaveowner—Jefferson is being recognized as the drafter of the Declaration of Independence, an inventor, and a person instrumental in the founding of the university: the first one west of the Mississippi. [/quote]

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