G - Historic Statue Removal by Victoria Bortzfield https://padlet.com/victoriabortzfield/iwfwsz2xc3v1lxfw What are the pros and cons to removing historic statues? en-us 2021-09-10 16:57:23 UTC 2025-11-02 06:13:54 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/victoriabortzfield/iwfwsz2xc3v1lxfw/wish/1736583179 Removing statues is a slippery slope that could lead to the brash removal of monuments to any slightly problematic person.]]> 2021-09-13 15:50:39 UTC https://padlet.com/victoriabortzfield/iwfwsz2xc3v1lxfw/wish/1736583179 https://padlet.com/victoriabortzfield/iwfwsz2xc3v1lxfw/wish/1736583704 Removing history and hiding it from future generations.  leaving out essential people from history and what their impact has made on the future negitive or positive

]]> 2021-09-13 15:50:47 UTC https://padlet.com/victoriabortzfield/iwfwsz2xc3v1lxfw/wish/1736583704 Removing the statues would whitewash & undermine our history as the United States. https://padlet.com/victoriabortzfield/iwfwsz2xc3v1lxfw/wish/1736593325 Although this specific part of history isn't the best to learn about-nor to acknowledge-tearing down the statues in regards to it would be like attempting to remove a part of history. People are allowed their controversial opinions, according to the First Amendment. The 1st Amendment doesn't only protect the majority, it protects us all, unpopular opinion or not.]]> 2021-09-13 15:53:35 UTC https://padlet.com/victoriabortzfield/iwfwsz2xc3v1lxfw/wish/1736593325 https://padlet.com/victoriabortzfield/iwfwsz2xc3v1lxfw/wish/1736596438 i think the main idea is to not remove the statue just to defeat trouble at all costs ]]> 2021-09-13 15:54:32 UTC https://padlet.com/victoriabortzfield/iwfwsz2xc3v1lxfw/wish/1736596438 https://padlet.com/victoriabortzfield/iwfwsz2xc3v1lxfw/wish/1736596669 - The statue's were built to enforce white supremacist views, and the intent or damaging affect have not been erased by time 
- Its saying we still have the upper hand 
-You cant contextualize racism ]]> 2021-09-13 15:54:37 UTC https://padlet.com/victoriabortzfield/iwfwsz2xc3v1lxfw/wish/1736596669 There are other, more deserving people who could be subjects of monuments victoriabortzfield https://padlet.com/victoriabortzfield/iwfwsz2xc3v1lxfw/wish/1736597110 2021-09-13 15:54:43 UTC https://padlet.com/victoriabortzfield/iwfwsz2xc3v1lxfw/wish/1736597110 The statues can be used to teach about American racism, and do not need to be removed. victoriabortzfield https://padlet.com/victoriabortzfield/iwfwsz2xc3v1lxfw/wish/1736598337 2021-09-13 15:55:06 UTC https://padlet.com/victoriabortzfield/iwfwsz2xc3v1lxfw/wish/1736598337 As long as the context of the subject is taught, the statues do not need to be removed. victoriabortzfield https://padlet.com/victoriabortzfield/iwfwsz2xc3v1lxfw/wish/1736599114 2021-09-13 15:55:22 UTC https://padlet.com/victoriabortzfield/iwfwsz2xc3v1lxfw/wish/1736599114 "Of about 5,193 public statues of people in the United States, only 394 are of women, and far fewer are of black Americans or other people of color." victoriabortzfield https://padlet.com/victoriabortzfield/iwfwsz2xc3v1lxfw/wish/1736601447 2021-09-13 15:55:59 UTC https://padlet.com/victoriabortzfield/iwfwsz2xc3v1lxfw/wish/1736601447 https://padlet.com/victoriabortzfield/iwfwsz2xc3v1lxfw/wish/1736601574 Those times were nothing but misery , pain & oppression from the people being worshiped with a statute .]]> 2021-09-13 15:56:01 UTC https://padlet.com/victoriabortzfield/iwfwsz2xc3v1lxfw/wish/1736601574 Its a bad thing to take it down because is apart of history for both whites and blacks and in the south that's apart of there history.We can't take something down because of its meaning cause they can do the same to us but then if they do that in we just gonna protest again. https://padlet.com/victoriabortzfield/iwfwsz2xc3v1lxfw/wish/1736603712 2021-09-13 15:56:43 UTC https://padlet.com/victoriabortzfield/iwfwsz2xc3v1lxfw/wish/1736603712 https://padlet.com/victoriabortzfield/iwfwsz2xc3v1lxfw/wish/1736604501 They were the ones making people work & didnt give anything back to the workers because it was slavery & they took everything for themselves .]]> 2021-09-13 15:56:58 UTC https://padlet.com/victoriabortzfield/iwfwsz2xc3v1lxfw/wish/1736604501 https://padlet.com/victoriabortzfield/iwfwsz2xc3v1lxfw/wish/1736609716 Removing history and hiding it from future generations. what their impact has made on the future negative or positive]]> 2021-09-13 15:58:41 UTC https://padlet.com/victoriabortzfield/iwfwsz2xc3v1lxfw/wish/1736609716 “That they were wrong about slavery does not excuse us today from the burden of trying to understand what motivated them to fight https://padlet.com/victoriabortzfield/iwfwsz2xc3v1lxfw/wish/1736616523 and if we take them down it like we are forgetting people that fought in the war or people that lost there life]]> 2021-09-13 16:00:44 UTC https://padlet.com/victoriabortzfield/iwfwsz2xc3v1lxfw/wish/1736616523