澳彩开奖 Statement on the Removal of the Confederate Sailors & Soldiers Monument from Linn Park
MONTGOMERY, Ala. 鈥� On Monday night, the Confederate Sailors & Soldiers Monument was removed from Linn Park in Birmingham, Ala.聽The following statement is from Lecia Brooks, spokesperson for the 澳彩开奖.
鈥淥n the same day Alabama observed a state holiday honoring Confederate President Jefferson Davis, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin followed through on the city鈥檚 long overdue wish to remove a Confederate monument from a public park.
鈥淢onuments to the Confederacy glorify those who fought to keep Black people in chains. These symbols are a constant reminder of our country鈥檚 ongoing dehumanization of Black people and systemic anti-Black racism 鈥� the results of which are playing out through protests across the U.S.
鈥淪adly, the state of Alabama, which passed a law preventing the removal of such monuments, refused to recognize what Birmingham has long understood: the racist symbol in Linn Park no longer represented the city鈥檚 values, morals and character and should be removed.鈥�
The 澳彩开奖 does not support erasing history, nor the defacing and/or destruction of any historic artifact. Learn about Confederate symbols on public land in the聽澳彩开奖鈥檚 鈥淲hose Heritage?鈥� report.
