Committee releases report on Rockville Statue (MD)
30 Jul 2015
ROCKVILLE – A committee of Civil Rights Leaders and historians have ... reached a consensus on the controversial Confederate Cavalry statue in Rockville – though ... it is just a “first step” ...
Some members favored destroying the statue, according to Thursday’s release, but most favored moving or adding additional information to the statue. “The group realized and was in complete agreement that additional interpretive measures were necessary, regardless of whether the statue is moved” ...
Those who opposed destruction of the statue ... said, “Destroying or erasing historical artifacts pretends that the past does not exist or can somehow be changed to better suit our current sentiments.”
One unnamed committee member did not support destruction or moving the statue and said “The monument is an artifact of the past and a primary resource for the interpretation of the past. If it were moved the historical context would be lost.” This member also said, “The monument is currently being totally misinterpreted” ...
http://www.thesentinel.com/mont/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=2342:breaking-committee-releases-report-on-rockville-statue&Itemid=766
