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In reply to the discussion: Georgia, can we talk about Stone Mountain and the racist eyesore upon its face? [View all]SeattleVet
(5,477 posts)34. It's a complicated mess, with various groups and laws involved.
Good article from The Guardian 5 years ago that goes into some depth of the history and why it's now so completely entrenched:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/nov/28/stone-mountain-confederate-monument-racial-tension
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Georgia, can we talk about Stone Mountain and the racist eyesore upon its face? [View all]
Goodheart
Jun 2020
OP
Er, no. Washington and Jefferson made actual indispensable contributions to this country.
Goodheart
Jun 2020
#7
Change it to Trump's face then people can come and throw shit at it. They could charge.
Thomas Hurt
Jun 2020
#14
I've actually gone to laser light shows on that very lawn, against that very face.
Goodheart
Jun 2020
#20
I'll bet people would pay to shoot big stones at it using Trebuchets and Air Cannons.
hunter
Jun 2020
#24
In 1994 I went to Atlanta to attend my Dad's military reunion for black veterans
kimbutgar
Jun 2020
#30
Have not been there in decades, although it is a good place to hike, for that very reason.
Hoyt
Jun 2020
#35
As a practical matter, where do we stop? It is not as simple as we would have it
Chainfire
Jun 2020
#31