Civil Rights Restaurant to Be Demolished (Independence Hall to Follow?)

[DUreader]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-2935758,00.html


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``We understand the historic legacy of this
establishment,'' said university President Walter
Broadnax. ``But we are not restaurateurs and
cannot be competitive.''


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[meow2u3]

1. Today: restaurant demolished

Tomorrow: Civil Rights abolished :scared: :grr:

[NYYFan]

2. Truly sad

If history isn't preserved, how will future generations ever know ? :shrug:

Someone should raise funds to have it converted into a museum, and quick !

[Atlant]

8. That's why they keep flying that damned flag: To remind us...

> If history isn't preserved, how will future generations ever know?

That's why they keep flying that damned rebel battle flag:
To remind us of how far we've come, but how far we still
have to go.

Atlant

[supernova]

3. What a shame

:-(

It doesn't have to be an eatery anymore. Doesn't somebody want to take it on as a museum?

Or couldn't the university move it to some other locale? I mean, they've already blown $500,000/year keeping it open. Surely it won't cost that much to move it.

Seems shortsighted to me.

[robcon]

4. If the restaurant was the site of a famous demonstrationm or sit-in

I would understand. A meeting place seems lame as a historic site.

[DUreader]

5. Like I said lets get rid of Independence Hall next

[I AM SPARTACUS]

6. can preserve the Confederate flag on state capitols...

and various "Civil War" memorials, but we can't conserve a site of key events in Civil Rights history...??? hmmm

[demdave]

7. If it is worth saving someone should come up with the cash

I do not think the university, which is 7.5 mill per year in the red, should be burdened with a 500k money pit so people who care but won't pony up the cash can feel good about themselves. This was a meeting place on the 60's. Folks have had 40 years to make it into a shrine. Nobody tried to outbid the university in 1996 (I think that year is correct). Where are the people putting their money where their mouth is.