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| Robert E. Lee Statue Vandalized In Dallas Park |
| 2015-07-13 |
| [DFW.CBSLOCAL] The historic monument faces to the south. It sits like a mountain of pride, a bold-bronze boulder of acknowledgement along Dallas' Turtle Creek Boulevard. It's gargantuan presence displays a towering military man on horseback , accompanied by a young soldier. In 1936, the City of Dallas christened the sculpture as its ode to its southern secessionist sacrifice. Gen. Robert E Lee's monument, sculpted by artist A. Phimister Proctor, stands at the heart of the city park that also bears the Confederate General's name. Friday morning, someone decided to add their own description to the sculpture. "SHAME," emblazoned in large white spray painted letters, covered the granite base of the Gen. Lee monument. Could it be coincidence that the defacing of the sculpture occurred on the same day as the removal of the Confederate battle flag from the grounds of South Carolina's state house? The organization built to manage and promote Lee Park won't say, but officials called the "SHAME" graffiti a criminal act. One week prior, a Dallas advocacy group protested at Lee Park, calling for the city to "undedicate" its affinity toward public memorials for those loyal to the movement of the Confederacy. The Dallas Chapter of the NAACP has urged Mayor Mike Rawlings to create a task force to examine the elimination and removal of names of Confederate loyalists from schools, municipal buildings, city parks and cemeteries. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #12 I think for that Obama would send it Federal Troops and cut off your federal funding. Jade Helm |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2015-07-13 17:13 |
| #11 Dallas should declare itself a "sanctuary city" in which people would be free to display the Confederate flag without fear of repercussion. I think for that Obama would send it Federal Troops and cut off your federal funding. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2015-07-13 15:38 |
| #10 people would be free to display the Confederate flag without fear of repercussion We kinda do that now. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2015-07-13 15:36 |
| #9 Taking a leaf from San Francisco's book, Dallas should declare itself a "sanctuary city" in which people would be free to display the Confederate flag without fear of repercussion. |
| Posted by: Matt 2015-07-13 14:59 |
| #8 |
| Posted by: Hupineger Glomomp52169 2015-07-13 13:29 |
| #7 Lee Park in Dallas is in the gayest part of Dallas. Extremely liberal neighborhood these days. |
| Posted by: Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 2015-07-13 11:54 |
| #6 Lee did as much to repair the wounds from the war as anyone. He deserves to be honored. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2015-07-13 11:38 |
| #5 Deacon, so obviously we should remove Grant from Grant's tomb. And tear down any statues of him. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2015-07-13 09:24 |
| #4 It's interesting to note Robert E. Lee never owned slaves while U. S. Grant did. Lee freed all his wife'S slaves well before the war while Grant waited until the 13th ammendment became law. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2015-07-13 07:44 |
| #3 A tactic also employed by those evil early Christians against Roman statuary - according to the very people who are now in favor of this. |
| Posted by: no mo uro 2015-07-13 06:01 |
| #2 |
| Posted by: 2015-07-13 05:43 |
| #1 The whole World is watching! |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-07-13 02:29 |