Clemson Turns Against School's Racist Founder 'Pitchfork Ben'

[Lakhota]

The man, for whom one of the school's buildings is named, boasted about killing black people.

Clemson University's Board of Trustees officially denounced one of the public South Carolina school's founders, Benjamin Tillman, in a resolution passed Friday.

Clemson had been pressured to stop honoring Tillman in the aftermath of the June killing of nine people at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina. The resolution passed unanimously.

One of the main buildings on campus is named for Tillman, a white supremacist who openly advocated and celebrated the killing of black people, and who was also a founding trustee of the university. His nickname was "Pitchfork Ben," and he served as both a South Carolina governor and U.S. senator.

The "views of Benjamin Tillman are repugnant to our values and our fundamental purpose," the trustees' resolution states. It goes on to call for a task force of students, staff, faculty and alumni to determine "how to best preserve and tell the complete history of Clemson."

Tillman is considered instrumental in founding Clemson University as a late 19th-century politician. Clemson is named for Thomas G. Clemson, son-in-law of John C. Calhoun. In his will, Clemson named Tillman as a lifetime trustee for the school.

However, the Board of Trustees' resolution conceded that "recent events in our state and nationally have prompted concerns," including from Clemson faculty leaders. The resolution stated:

Benjamin Tillman was also known to be by his own admission an ardent racist and led a campaign of terror against African Americans in South Carolina that included intimidation and violence of which he boasted about publicly; and For some members of our university family Benjamin Tillman’s legacy included not only contributions to Clemson University but also oppression, terror and hate.​

A state law known as the Heritage Act prevents the university from renaming the building without a vote of two-thirds of the legislature.

More: Clemson Officially Denounces 'Pitchfork Ben,' A Racist Founder Of The School

I applaud Clemson. Hopefully more institutions with racist origins will follow their lead.

 

[bodecea]

Calhoun and anyone connected to him was incredibly toxic. I cannot understand anyone admiring them. But, I don't advocate tearing any statues down either.

 

[Sonny Clark]

The man, for whom one of the school's buildings is named, boasted about killing black people.

Clemson University's Board of Trustees officially denounced one of the public South Carolina school's founders, Benjamin Tillman, in a resolution passed Friday.

Clemson had been pressured to stop honoring Tillman in the aftermath of the June killing of nine people at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina. The resolution passed unanimously.

One of the main buildings on campus is named for Tillman, a white supremacist who openly advocated and celebrated the killing of black people, and who was also a founding trustee of the university. His nickname was "Pitchfork Ben," and he served as both a South Carolina governor and U.S. senator.

The "views of Benjamin Tillman are repugnant to our values and our fundamental purpose," the trustees' resolution states. It goes on to call for a task force of students, staff, faculty and alumni to determine "how to best preserve and tell the complete history of Clemson."

Tillman is considered instrumental in founding Clemson University as a late 19th-century politician. Clemson is named for Thomas G. Clemson, son-in-law of John C. Calhoun. In his will, Clemson named Tillman as a lifetime trustee for the school.

However, the Board of Trustees' resolution conceded that "recent events in our state and nationally have prompted concerns," including from Clemson faculty leaders. The resolution stated:

Benjamin Tillman was also known to be by his own admission an ardent racist and led a campaign of terror against African Americans in South Carolina that included intimidation and violence of which he boasted about publicly; and For some members of our university family Benjamin Tillman’s legacy included not only contributions to Clemson University but also oppression, terror and hate.​

A state law known as the Heritage Act prevents the university from renaming the building without a vote of two-thirds of the legislature.

More: Clemson Officially Denounces 'Pitchfork Ben,' A Racist Founder Of The School

I applaud Clemson. Hopefully more institutions with racist origins will follow their lead.

War is brewing. People are pushing this issue way too far. It's going to get ugly, very ugly soon.

 

[PaintMyHouse]

The White Pointy Hoods aren't going to like that one bit. They're still pissed we took the pitchforks away.

 

[williepete]

Better not look too close at Brown University.

"The Brown report is the latest revelation that Northern businesses and institutions benefited from slavery. Countless other institutions might be surprised, and ashamed, if they dug deeply into their pasts as Brown has over the past three years.

The Committee on Slavery and Justice, composed of faculty, students and administrators, found that some 30 members of Brown’s governing board owned or captained slave ships, and donors sometimes contributed slave labor to help in construction. The Brown family owned slaves and engaged in the slave trade, although one family member became a leading abolitionist and had his own brother prosecuted for illegal slave trading."


http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/23/opinion/23mon3.html?_r=0

 

[PaintMyHouse]

The man, for whom one of the school's buildings is named, boasted about killing black people.

Clemson University's Board of Trustees officially denounced one of the public South Carolina school's founders, Benjamin Tillman, in a resolution passed Friday.

Clemson had been pressured to stop honoring Tillman in the aftermath of the June killing of nine people at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina. The resolution passed unanimously.

One of the main buildings on campus is named for Tillman, a white supremacist who openly advocated and celebrated the killing of black people, and who was also a founding trustee of the university. His nickname was "Pitchfork Ben," and he served as both a South Carolina governor and U.S. senator.

The "views of Benjamin Tillman are repugnant to our values and our fundamental purpose," the trustees' resolution states. It goes on to call for a task force of students, staff, faculty and alumni to determine "how to best preserve and tell the complete history of Clemson."

Tillman is considered instrumental in founding Clemson University as a late 19th-century politician. Clemson is named for Thomas G. Clemson, son-in-law of John C. Calhoun. In his will, Clemson named Tillman as a lifetime trustee for the school.

However, the Board of Trustees' resolution conceded that "recent events in our state and nationally have prompted concerns," including from Clemson faculty leaders. The resolution stated:

Benjamin Tillman was also known to be by his own admission an ardent racist and led a campaign of terror against African Americans in South Carolina that included intimidation and violence of which he boasted about publicly; and For some members of our university family Benjamin Tillman’s legacy included not only contributions to Clemson University but also oppression, terror and hate.​

A state law known as the Heritage Act prevents the university from renaming the building without a vote of two-thirds of the legislature.

More: Clemson Officially Denounces 'Pitchfork Ben,' A Racist Founder Of The School

I applaud Clemson. Hopefully more institutions with racist origins will follow their lead.

War is brewing. People are pushing this issue way too far. It's going to get ugly, very ugly soon.

War, you mean like what happened when some crazy whitey kid killed nine ******* and the town exploded in a total race war? Oh right, I forgot, they came out, all races, and walked hand in hand instead. Sorry, my bad.

Case in point BTW.

 

[bodecea]

Better not look too close at Brown University.

"The Brown report is the latest revelation that Northern businesses and institutions benefited from slavery. Countless other institutions might be surprised, and ashamed, if they dug deeply into their pasts as Brown has over the past three years.

The Committee on Slavery and Justice, composed of faculty, students and administrators, found that some 30 members of Brown’s governing board owned or captained slave ships, and donors sometimes contributed slave labor to help in construction. The Brown family owned slaves and engaged in the slave trade, although one family member became a leading abolitionist and had his own brother prosecuted for illegal slave trading."


http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/23/opinion/23mon3.html?_r=0

The Brown brothers were an interesting couple...one built and ran slave ships...the other one was a Quaker and abolitionist.

 

[evince]

yeap that is just what he means

 

[evince]

fox new has convinced the racists that the army and the police will be on their side of the race wars they think are coming

 

[Sonny Clark]

The man, for whom one of the school's buildings is named, boasted about killing black people.

Clemson University's Board of Trustees officially denounced one of the public South Carolina school's founders, Benjamin Tillman, in a resolution passed Friday.

Clemson had been pressured to stop honoring Tillman in the aftermath of the June killing of nine people at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina. The resolution passed unanimously.

One of the main buildings on campus is named for Tillman, a white supremacist who openly advocated and celebrated the killing of black people, and who was also a founding trustee of the university. His nickname was "Pitchfork Ben," and he served as both a South Carolina governor and U.S. senator.

The "views of Benjamin Tillman are repugnant to our values and our fundamental purpose," the trustees' resolution states. It goes on to call for a task force of students, staff, faculty and alumni to determine "how to best preserve and tell the complete history of Clemson."

Tillman is considered instrumental in founding Clemson University as a late 19th-century politician. Clemson is named for Thomas G. Clemson, son-in-law of John C. Calhoun. In his will, Clemson named Tillman as a lifetime trustee for the school.

However, the Board of Trustees' resolution conceded that "recent events in our state and nationally have prompted concerns," including from Clemson faculty leaders. The resolution stated:

Benjamin Tillman was also known to be by his own admission an ardent racist and led a campaign of terror against African Americans in South Carolina that included intimidation and violence of which he boasted about publicly; and For some members of our university family Benjamin Tillman’s legacy included not only contributions to Clemson University but also oppression, terror and hate.​

A state law known as the Heritage Act prevents the university from renaming the building without a vote of two-thirds of the legislature.

More: Clemson Officially Denounces 'Pitchfork Ben,' A Racist Founder Of The School

I applaud Clemson. Hopefully more institutions with racist origins will follow their lead.

War is brewing. People are pushing this issue way too far. It's going to get ugly, very ugly soon.

War, you mean like what happened when some crazy whitey kid killed nine ******* and the town exploded in a total race war? Oh right, I forgot, they came out, all races, and walked hand in hand instead. Sorry, my bad.

Case in point BTW.

Nope. That's nowhere near what I meant. Try again.

 

[Sonny Clark]

The man, for whom one of the school's buildings is named, boasted about killing black people.

Clemson University's Board of Trustees officially denounced one of the public South Carolina school's founders, Benjamin Tillman, in a resolution passed Friday.

Clemson had been pressured to stop honoring Tillman in the aftermath of the June killing of nine people at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina. The resolution passed unanimously.

One of the main buildings on campus is named for Tillman, a white supremacist who openly advocated and celebrated the killing of black people, and who was also a founding trustee of the university. His nickname was "Pitchfork Ben," and he served as both a South Carolina governor and U.S. senator.

The "views of Benjamin Tillman are repugnant to our values and our fundamental purpose," the trustees' resolution states. It goes on to call for a task force of students, staff, faculty and alumni to determine "how to best preserve and tell the complete history of Clemson."

Tillman is considered instrumental in founding Clemson University as a late 19th-century politician. Clemson is named for Thomas G. Clemson, son-in-law of John C. Calhoun. In his will, Clemson named Tillman as a lifetime trustee for the school.

However, the Board of Trustees' resolution conceded that "recent events in our state and nationally have prompted concerns," including from Clemson faculty leaders. The resolution stated:

Benjamin Tillman was also known to be by his own admission an ardent racist and led a campaign of terror against African Americans in South Carolina that included intimidation and violence of which he boasted about publicly; and For some members of our university family Benjamin Tillman’s legacy included not only contributions to Clemson University but also oppression, terror and hate.​

A state law known as the Heritage Act prevents the university from renaming the building without a vote of two-thirds of the legislature.

More: Clemson Officially Denounces 'Pitchfork Ben,' A Racist Founder Of The School

I applaud Clemson. Hopefully more institutions with racist origins will follow their lead.

War is brewing. People are pushing this issue way too far. It's going to get ugly, very ugly soon.

War, you mean like what happened when some crazy whitey kid killed nine ******* and the town exploded in a total race war? Oh right, I forgot, they came out, all races, and walked hand in hand instead. Sorry, my bad.

Case in point BTW.

 

[PaintMyHouse]

The man, for whom one of the school's buildings is named, boasted about killing black people.

Clemson University's Board of Trustees officially denounced one of the public South Carolina school's founders, Benjamin Tillman, in a resolution passed Friday.

Clemson had been pressured to stop honoring Tillman in the aftermath of the June killing of nine people at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina. The resolution passed unanimously.

One of the main buildings on campus is named for Tillman, a white supremacist who openly advocated and celebrated the killing of black people, and who was also a founding trustee of the university. His nickname was "Pitchfork Ben," and he served as both a South Carolina governor and U.S. senator.

The "views of Benjamin Tillman are repugnant to our values and our fundamental purpose," the trustees' resolution states. It goes on to call for a task force of students, staff, faculty and alumni to determine "how to best preserve and tell the complete history of Clemson."

Tillman is considered instrumental in founding Clemson University as a late 19th-century politician. Clemson is named for Thomas G. Clemson, son-in-law of John C. Calhoun. In his will, Clemson named Tillman as a lifetime trustee for the school.

However, the Board of Trustees' resolution conceded that "recent events in our state and nationally have prompted concerns," including from Clemson faculty leaders. The resolution stated:

Benjamin Tillman was also known to be by his own admission an ardent racist and led a campaign of terror against African Americans in South Carolina that included intimidation and violence of which he boasted about publicly; and For some members of our university family Benjamin Tillman’s legacy included not only contributions to Clemson University but also oppression, terror and hate.​

A state law known as the Heritage Act prevents the university from renaming the building without a vote of two-thirds of the legislature.

More: Clemson Officially Denounces 'Pitchfork Ben,' A Racist Founder Of The School

I applaud Clemson. Hopefully more institutions with racist origins will follow their lead.

War is brewing. People are pushing this issue way too far. It's going to get ugly, very ugly soon.

War, you mean like what happened when some crazy whitey kid killed nine ******* and the town exploded in a total race war? Oh right, I forgot, they came out, all races, and walked hand in hand instead. Sorry, my bad.

Case in point BTW.

Nope. That's nowhere near what I meant. Try again.

Planning on losing another Civil War then? Knock yourself out.

 

[Sonny Clark]

The man, for whom one of the school's buildings is named, boasted about killing black people.

Clemson University's Board of Trustees officially denounced one of the public South Carolina school's founders, Benjamin Tillman, in a resolution passed Friday.

Clemson had been pressured to stop honoring Tillman in the aftermath of the June killing of nine people at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina. The resolution passed unanimously.

One of the main buildings on campus is named for Tillman, a white supremacist who openly advocated and celebrated the killing of black people, and who was also a founding trustee of the university. His nickname was "Pitchfork Ben," and he served as both a South Carolina governor and U.S. senator.

The "views of Benjamin Tillman are repugnant to our values and our fundamental purpose," the trustees' resolution states. It goes on to call for a task force of students, staff, faculty and alumni to determine "how to best preserve and tell the complete history of Clemson."

Tillman is considered instrumental in founding Clemson University as a late 19th-century politician. Clemson is named for Thomas G. Clemson, son-in-law of John C. Calhoun. In his will, Clemson named Tillman as a lifetime trustee for the school.

However, the Board of Trustees' resolution conceded that "recent events in our state and nationally have prompted concerns," including from Clemson faculty leaders. The resolution stated:

Benjamin Tillman was also known to be by his own admission an ardent racist and led a campaign of terror against African Americans in South Carolina that included intimidation and violence of which he boasted about publicly; and For some members of our university family Benjamin Tillman’s legacy included not only contributions to Clemson University but also oppression, terror and hate.​

A state law known as the Heritage Act prevents the university from renaming the building without a vote of two-thirds of the legislature.

More: Clemson Officially Denounces 'Pitchfork Ben,' A Racist Founder Of The School

I applaud Clemson. Hopefully more institutions with racist origins will follow their lead.

War is brewing. People are pushing this issue way too far. It's going to get ugly, very ugly soon.

War, you mean like what happened when some crazy whitey kid killed nine ******* and the town exploded in a total race war? Oh right, I forgot, they came out, all races, and walked hand in hand instead. Sorry, my bad.

Case in point BTW.

Nope. That's nowhere near what I meant. Try again.

Planning on losing another Civil War then? Knock yourself out.

Very silly and pathetic. That's so ridiculous. Try again.

 

[Sonny Clark]

The White Pointy Hoods aren't going to like that one bit. They're still pissed we took the pitchforks away.

 

[Statistikhengst]

The man, for whom one of the school's buildings is named, boasted about killing black people.

Clemson University's Board of Trustees officially denounced one of the public South Carolina school's founders, Benjamin Tillman, in a resolution passed Friday.

Clemson had been pressured to stop honoring Tillman in the aftermath of the June killing of nine people at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina. The resolution passed unanimously.

One of the main buildings on campus is named for Tillman, a white supremacist who openly advocated and celebrated the killing of black people, and who was also a founding trustee of the university. His nickname was "Pitchfork Ben," and he served as both a South Carolina governor and U.S. senator.

The "views of Benjamin Tillman are repugnant to our values and our fundamental purpose," the trustees' resolution states. It goes on to call for a task force of students, staff, faculty and alumni to determine "how to best preserve and tell the complete history of Clemson."

Tillman is considered instrumental in founding Clemson University as a late 19th-century politician. Clemson is named for Thomas G. Clemson, son-in-law of John C. Calhoun. In his will, Clemson named Tillman as a lifetime trustee for the school.

However, the Board of Trustees' resolution conceded that "recent events in our state and nationally have prompted concerns," including from Clemson faculty leaders. The resolution stated:

Benjamin Tillman was also known to be by his own admission an ardent racist and led a campaign of terror against African Americans in South Carolina that included intimidation and violence of which he boasted about publicly; and For some members of our university family Benjamin Tillman’s legacy included not only contributions to Clemson University but also oppression, terror and hate.​

A state law known as the Heritage Act prevents the university from renaming the building without a vote of two-thirds of the legislature.

More: Clemson Officially Denounces 'Pitchfork Ben,' A Racist Founder Of The School

I applaud Clemson. Hopefully more institutions with racist origins will follow their lead.

War is brewing. People are pushing this issue way too far. It's going to get ugly, very ugly soon.

War, you mean like what happened when some crazy whitey kid killed nine ******* and the town exploded in a total race war? Oh right, I forgot, they came out, all races, and walked hand in hand instead. Sorry, my bad.

Case in point BTW.

Nope. That's nowhere near what I meant. Try again.

Planning on losing another Civil War then? Knock yourself out.

Teh Saaaaauth will raaaaaaaaze agin!

 

[jknowgood]

The man, for whom one of the school's buildings is named, boasted about killing black people.

Clemson University's Board of Trustees officially denounced one of the public South Carolina school's founders, Benjamin Tillman, in a resolution passed Friday.

Clemson had been pressured to stop honoring Tillman in the aftermath of the June killing of nine people at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina. The resolution passed unanimously.

One of the main buildings on campus is named for Tillman, a white supremacist who openly advocated and celebrated the killing of black people, and who was also a founding trustee of the university. His nickname was "Pitchfork Ben," and he served as both a South Carolina governor and U.S. senator.

The "views of Benjamin Tillman are repugnant to our values and our fundamental purpose," the trustees' resolution states. It goes on to call for a task force of students, staff, faculty and alumni to determine "how to best preserve and tell the complete history of Clemson."

Tillman is considered instrumental in founding Clemson University as a late 19th-century politician. Clemson is named for Thomas G. Clemson, son-in-law of John C. Calhoun. In his will, Clemson named Tillman as a lifetime trustee for the school.

However, the Board of Trustees' resolution conceded that "recent events in our state and nationally have prompted concerns," including from Clemson faculty leaders. The resolution stated:

Benjamin Tillman was also known to be by his own admission an ardent racist and led a campaign of terror against African Americans in South Carolina that included intimidation and violence of which he boasted about publicly; and For some members of our university family Benjamin Tillman’s legacy included not only contributions to Clemson University but also oppression, terror and hate.​

A state law known as the Heritage Act prevents the university from renaming the building without a vote of two-thirds of the legislature.

More: Clemson Officially Denounces 'Pitchfork Ben,' A Racist Founder Of The School

I applaud Clemson. Hopefully more institutions with racist origins will follow their lead.

War is brewing. People are pushing this issue way too far. It's going to get ugly, very ugly soon.

War, you mean like what happened when some crazy whitey kid killed nine ******* and the town exploded in a total race war? Oh right, I forgot, they came out, all races, and walked hand in hand instead. Sorry, my bad.

Case in point BTW.

That was in the south, if it happened in the north a democrat run city. Those minorities would loot and burn the town down.

 

[PaintMyHouse]

The man, for whom one of the school's buildings is named, boasted about killing black people.

Clemson University's Board of Trustees officially denounced one of the public South Carolina school's founders, Benjamin Tillman, in a resolution passed Friday.

Clemson had been pressured to stop honoring Tillman in the aftermath of the June killing of nine people at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina. The resolution passed unanimously.

One of the main buildings on campus is named for Tillman, a white supremacist who openly advocated and celebrated the killing of black people, and who was also a founding trustee of the university. His nickname was "Pitchfork Ben," and he served as both a South Carolina governor and U.S. senator.

The "views of Benjamin Tillman are repugnant to our values and our fundamental purpose," the trustees' resolution states. It goes on to call for a task force of students, staff, faculty and alumni to determine "how to best preserve and tell the complete history of Clemson."

Tillman is considered instrumental in founding Clemson University as a late 19th-century politician. Clemson is named for Thomas G. Clemson, son-in-law of John C. Calhoun. In his will, Clemson named Tillman as a lifetime trustee for the school.

However, the Board of Trustees' resolution conceded that "recent events in our state and nationally have prompted concerns," including from Clemson faculty leaders. The resolution stated:

Benjamin Tillman was also known to be by his own admission an ardent racist and led a campaign of terror against African Americans in South Carolina that included intimidation and violence of which he boasted about publicly; and For some members of our university family Benjamin Tillman’s legacy included not only contributions to Clemson University but also oppression, terror and hate.​

A state law known as the Heritage Act prevents the university from renaming the building without a vote of two-thirds of the legislature.

More: Clemson Officially Denounces 'Pitchfork Ben,' A Racist Founder Of The School

I applaud Clemson. Hopefully more institutions with racist origins will follow their lead.

War is brewing. People are pushing this issue way too far. It's going to get ugly, very ugly soon.

War, you mean like what happened when some crazy whitey kid killed nine ******* and the town exploded in a total race war? Oh right, I forgot, they came out, all races, and walked hand in hand instead. Sorry, my bad.

Case in point BTW.

That was in the south, if it happened in the north a democrat run city. Those minorities would loot and burn the town down.

There's a decent chance of that. There's a lot of anger out there but a rioting mob does not a race-war make.

 

[Statistikhengst]

There is no reason to take down statues or rename buildings. Alone, the knowledge of the person after whom the building was named or a statue was made and a decision to never ever in life be like that disgusting individual is a positive learning experience all on it's own.

 

[Sonny Clark]

The man, for whom one of the school's buildings is named, boasted about killing black people.

Clemson University's Board of Trustees officially denounced one of the public South Carolina school's founders, Benjamin Tillman, in a resolution passed Friday.

Clemson had been pressured to stop honoring Tillman in the aftermath of the June killing of nine people at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina. The resolution passed unanimously.

One of the main buildings on campus is named for Tillman, a white supremacist who openly advocated and celebrated the killing of black people, and who was also a founding trustee of the university. His nickname was "Pitchfork Ben," and he served as both a South Carolina governor and U.S. senator.

The "views of Benjamin Tillman are repugnant to our values and our fundamental purpose," the trustees' resolution states. It goes on to call for a task force of students, staff, faculty and alumni to determine "how to best preserve and tell the complete history of Clemson."

Tillman is considered instrumental in founding Clemson University as a late 19th-century politician. Clemson is named for Thomas G. Clemson, son-in-law of John C. Calhoun. In his will, Clemson named Tillman as a lifetime trustee for the school.

However, the Board of Trustees' resolution conceded that "recent events in our state and nationally have prompted concerns," including from Clemson faculty leaders. The resolution stated:

Benjamin Tillman was also known to be by his own admission an ardent racist and led a campaign of terror against African Americans in South Carolina that included intimidation and violence of which he boasted about publicly; and For some members of our university family Benjamin Tillman’s legacy included not only contributions to Clemson University but also oppression, terror and hate.​

A state law known as the Heritage Act prevents the university from renaming the building without a vote of two-thirds of the legislature.

More: Clemson Officially Denounces 'Pitchfork Ben,' A Racist Founder Of The School

I applaud Clemson. Hopefully more institutions with racist origins will follow their lead.

War is brewing. People are pushing this issue way too far. It's going to get ugly, very ugly soon.

War, you mean like what happened when some crazy whitey kid killed nine ******* and the town exploded in a total race war? Oh right, I forgot, they came out, all races, and walked hand in hand instead. Sorry, my bad.

Case in point BTW.

That was in the south, if it happened in the north a democrat run city. Those minorities would loot and burn the town down.

There's a decent chance of that. There's a lot of anger out there but a rioting mob does not a race-war make.

It may not be a race war as such, but it could turn ugly very quickly, and I think it will soon. A lot of people aren't rolling over and playing dead on this issue. Anything can be taking too far.

 

[Sonny Clark]

There is no reason to take down statues or rename buildings. Alone, the knowledge of the person after whom the building was named or a statue was made and a decision to never ever in life be like that disgusting individual is a positive learning experience all on it's own.

Removing anything is not going to make things better. People are looking at the wrong answers to racial issues in this country.