Statue of Black Educator Replaces Confederate General in U.S. Capitol

[88m3]

Statue of Black Educator Replaces Confederate General in U.S. Capitol

Mary McLeod Bethune is the first Black American to be represented with a state statue in the National Statuary Hall. Her likeness replaces a statue honoring one of the last Confederate generals to surrender.

www.nytimes.com

Probably some people here that are going to be upset about this so I figured I would share

 

[get these nets]

I like it.

 

[DEAD7]

 

[hashmander]

confederates don't deserve recognition by the US govt as anything but traitors.

 

[Wargames]

confederates don't deserve recognition by the US govt as anything but traitors.

Exactly. I’m glad this is becoming the norm.

 

[Godless Socialist CEO]

I’m sure some white racist piece of shyt is screaming about how his “history” of what amounts to nazism before it was even called that is being erased over this