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THREAD: Time to talk this past month& #39;s war on statues. People began targeting them as a form of protest against what they see as racism.
But now Shaun King says Jesus is next https://archive.is/Ue38g
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But now Shaun King says Jesus is next https://archive.is/Ue38g
And">https://archive.is/Ue38g&quo... Trump said this earlier today https://archive.is/IakRV ">https://archive.is/IakRV&quo...
So what better time to reflect on all the different incidents that led us up to this point?
I& #39;m not going to get into the political weeds about whatever or not each individual statue vandalism/removal is justified. I want to get this whole thread done in under 100 tweets. Lol.
I& #39;m not going to get into the political weeds about whatever or not each individual statue vandalism/removal is justified. I want to get this whole thread done in under 100 tweets. Lol.
1.) May 28th (Louisville, Kentucky): Hand of the King Louis XVI statue ripped off. (video via https://twitter.com/ericcrawford )">https://twitter.com/ericcrawf...
2.) May 30th (Philadelphia): Statue of George Washington vandalized. (photo via https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/ )">https://twitter.com/JackPosob...
3.) May 30th (Oxford, Mississippi): Confederate Statue on University of Mississippi campus vandalized. (photo via https://twitter.com/annalaurenguiz/ )">https://twitter.com/annalaure...
4.) May 30th (Pittsburgh): Mario Lemieux statue vandalized (photo via https://twitter.com/colin_dunlap/ )">https://twitter.com/colin_dun...
5.) May 30th (Charleston, South Carolina): Confederate Defenders Monument at the Battery in downtown Charleston vandalized. (video via https://twitter.com/Jackson_Live5/ )">https://twitter.com/Jackson_L...
6.) May 30th (Philadelphia): Statue of Frank Rizzo targeted during a BLM protest. (video via https://twitter.com/PhillyInquirer/ )">https://twitter.com/PhillyInq...
7.) May 31st (Birmingham, Alabama): Statue of Charles Linn torn down. (photo via https://twitter.com/incxption_/ )">https://twitter.com/incxption...
^^ 7.) May 31st (Birmingham, Alabama): The moment when protesters tore down the Charles Linn monument. (video via https://twitter.com/REDGIMEN/ )">https://twitter.com/REDGIMEN/...
8.) June 2nd (Alexandria, Virginia): Appomattox Confederate Statue taken down. Not by protesters, but by the city. (I& #39;ll show examples of cases where this happens as well.)
(photos via https://twitter.com/justindotnet )">https://twitter.com/justindot...
(photos via https://twitter.com/justindotnet )">https://twitter.com/justindot...
9.) June 3rd (Philadelphia): Statue of Frank Rizzo that I mentioned earlier in this thread is taken down. (photos via
https://twitter.com/PhillyMayor )">https://twitter.com/PhillyMay...
https://twitter.com/PhillyMayor )">https://twitter.com/PhillyMay...
10.) June 3rd (Indian Embassy in Washington DC): Gandhi Statue vandalized. (photos via https://twitter.com/fitsum/ )">https://twitter.com/fitsum/&q...
11.) June 4th (Mobile, Alabama): Statue of Raphael Semmes removed by the city. (photo via https://twitter.com/Charress/ )">https://twitter.com/Charress/...
12.) June 4th (Ghent, Belgium): Statue of King Leopold II vandalized. (photos via https://twitter.com/ISASaxonists/ )">https://twitter.com/ISASaxoni...
13.) June 4th: Texas Ranger statue removed from Dallas Love Field airport https://nypost.com/2020/06/05/texas-ranger-statue-removed-from-dallas-love-field-airport/">https://nypost.com/2020/06/0...
14.) June 5th (Dearborn, Michigan): Statue of former Mayor Orville removed from outside the Dearborn Historical Museum. https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/wayne/2020/06/05/statue-dearborn-mayor-orville-hubbard-removed/3161044001/">https://www.freep.com/story/new...
15.) June 6th (Parliament Square, London): Abraham Lincoln statue vandalized or turned into a different kind of monument, depending on your interpretation. (video via https://twitter.com/matthabusby/ )">https://twitter.com/matthabus...
16.) June 6th (Richmond, Virginia): Gen. Williams Carter Wickham statue torn down at Monroe Park. (video via https://twitter.com/JakeBurnsCBS6/ )">https://twitter.com/JakeBurns...
^^16.) June 6th (Richmond, Virginia): AFTERMATH of Gen. Williams Carter Wickham statue being torn down. (video also via https://twitter.com/JakeBurnsCBS6/ )">https://twitter.com/JakeBurns...
17.) June 7th (Parliament Square, London): Churchill statue vandalized by protesters. (video via https://twitter.com/DawkinsReturns )">https://twitter.com/DawkinsRe...
18.) June 7th (Bristol, England): Statue of Edward Colston torn down by protesters and thrown into the nearby river. (video via https://twitter.com/CBSNews/ )">https://twitter.com/CBSNews/&...
19.) June 8th: "Colston& #39;s Girls& #39; School in Montpelier had a smaller replica of the city centre Colston statue. But, after the statue of Colston in the city centre was toppled the school took "immediate" action to remove its statue." https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/colston-girls-school-statue-edward-4204536">https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bris...
20.) June 8th (Georgetown, Guyana): Statue of Queen Victoria vandalized. (photo via https://twitter.com/ImperialistWl/ )">https://twitter.com/Imperiali...
