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Signatures | Total: 349

 

# NameComments
201 Patrick GerityStop trying to re-write history. These are historic statues that should be left alone. If someone does not like them, then those people may choose to walk elsewhere. We should strive to preserve all peoples heritage and not discard one heritage for another groups heritage haphazardly.
202 Patrick F. McKeenLeave the statues of General R.E. Lee and President Davis alone.
203 J.Lee Holbrook
204 Johnnie McWilliamsThe statues are a part of our Texas History and should not be removed just because the NAACP has complained. You should't try to rewrite history to satisfy their complaints.
205 Jerry Watkins SSgt USAF(ret)stop this cultural genocide of southerners,we value our heroes and this is just as bad as the lynchings done by racists to blacks! What you are doing to people decended from Confederate War heroes. "Deo Vindice"
206 Terry and Carla WabnitzWill you take away the Alamo next because of the Illegal Immigration situation
207 George DixonPlease do not remove statue. History is hisitory. Stop trying to be politically correct when you make yourself historically inaccurate.
208 Don A. LightseyPlease stop trying to rewrite our history. These statues honor all our ancestors and should remain standing on the UT Campus.
209 Karla SmithWhen my great grandfather gave four years of his very young life to the cause of the south, he was a loyal citizen of Texas and not a racist.
210 Kristi TuttleI do not believe the statues should be removed. My gg-grandfathers fought for the Confederacy becaue it was expected of him or they would have labeled him a traitor. They did what they thought was right and did not want there families hurt because they did not fight.
211 Ralph CarsonThere is no excuse for this dispicable act. Do not bow to agitators. your students are there for an education, give them one. An education in honor. It is dishonorable to try to erase our history.
212 Dr. Kenneth MuckelroyEnslavement of the blacks was wrong. The actions of the KKK were wrong. The mistreatment of the blacks since the Emancipation Proclamation has been wrong. Decretating the Great Leaders of the Confederacy is also wrong. Why do we want to continue with more wrongs. We celebrate MLK Day. Let us also celebrate out OTHER Heros.
213 Marjorie Lee BurnettSo what's next? Removing all traces of our Texians who fought and won freedom as an independent country? The Confederate States of America was a real event in our real history. Leave history alone and worry about educating our young people.
214 Marjorie Lee BurnettSo what's next? Removing all traces of our Texians who fought and won freedom as an independent country? The Confederate States of America was a real event in our real history. Leave history alone and worry about educating our young people.
215 Joe GrafThese heros worked beyond their calls of duty to protect their homeland, and the true American values and principals.
216 Nancy O'MasseyPlease do not let one organization re-write our history. History can not be erased.
217 Cecil ArdTell the NAACP that we will remove the statue of Robert E. Lee and Jeff Davis.if they will remove all of the streets named after Martin Luther King and take away the paid holidays.
218 Nancy McLarryYou are never going to learn anything with the liberal attitude that is predominate in the University of Texas. Leave things alone and conserve history! Do not get rid of the statues......get rid of the President of the University! (Is he a yankee?)
219 Sam AshwoodThis attempt to remove Confederate statues from the university is nothing short of cultural assassination. If you allow this to go through, any pretense you make to academic liberty in the future will be nothing short of hypocritical.
220 Darrell CrossKeep the statues.
221 Stuart E. Lawrence, Jr.Re-writing history on an institution of higher learning is ridiculous. The NAACP has lost focus on history and should be ignored.
222 Janie BallardPLEASE STOP LETTING THE NAACP RUN AMERICA.
223 William Mark DayLee and Davis are a part of our Texas History. Our state history is what it is. It can not be changed. The statues should be left as they are.
224 Barbara NealThe President of the University of Texas and most of the faculty are threats to Texas and the Texas heritage of strength and courage in the face of adversity and overwhelming odds. Our ancestors believed in a cause; this moron and his aid and abettors believe in cutting and running in the face of diversity. How about if they all leave Texas and run for office with the NAACP or La Raza?
225 Marian OdenHistory is history! Neither the NAACP nor the University of Texas brain trusts can re-write it. The statues are an integral part of our country's struggles and, more importantly, our ancestry.
226 Gail OlinFolks, Those who forget, purge and otherwise try to change history run a very high risk of repeating it. Please keep the statues in place as a lesson to all of us about where we came from, so there is a clear path marked where we are going. It's critical to keep history intact. Hasn't the latest conference regarding the holocost taught you anything? Those who don't learn from history are bound to repeat it.
227 JeremiahIt is not your decision to decide what history in America is important. If you want to take the statue of Robert .E Lee or any other confederate generals you are not a real Texan. I think there are bigger problems in the world then everybody running around the nation trying to make sure everyone's culture is not offending someone. "You are a slave to the black mans thinking." i dont care if you think it sounds racist or what. Just think about it. People are breaking family traditions and State traditions everyday just so they can keep another race happy. Its wrong.
228 Cindy Holmes
229 Amy Oxner
230 Chris Oxner
231 J.W.SchleuningLeave History alone you screwed with it enough!!!
232 Jan SmithOnce upon a time there was a Civil War in our country. As in any conflict people took sides in the debate. It is a fact of history and there were valuable lessons learned. We cannot erase the past, but we can choose to continue to learn from the history. Please leave this one alone and focus on more important political issues impacting us today, such as the war in Iraq.
233 RUSSELL W. LEAVENSTHE HISTORY REVISIONIST ARE ON THE MARCH. THE "WAR OF NORTHERN AGGRESSION" IS A PART OF HISTORY. THE UNIVERSITY HAS A CERTIAN RESPONSIBILITY TO PRESERVE HISTORY.
234 Martha J WeberLeave our statues alone!
235 Doris L. MillsPlease leave the statues where they are.
236 Richard Thurstonit is an honor to stand in the shadows of these great men....stand up Texas!
237 Richard Thurstonit is an honor to stand in the shadows of these great men....stand up Texas!
238 Anonymous
239 B. J. BlackerbyWhy don't Federal Historic Laws protect these " Statues " ?
240 Gary Mitchell
241 J Tip Finleythese were galant men and their heritage should be left as is.
242 David Wells
243 Neil G. BarrettPlease do not remove the statues of Robert E. Lee and Jeff Davis. Holy Bible King James 1611 -Matthew 3: 8 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance: Mark 1:15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. I Corinthians 15:1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
244 Ben RuckerThis part of our history, leave it alone!!
245 AnonymousDo not remove the statues that denote part of our state's history and our ancestors' valor. Respect our history, learn from our past, and move on to making the present the best we can be.
246 Kellyei think the government has gone to far. first they said we could not fly the confederate Flag over the capital in the south. Now they want to take down the statues of soliders who faught for what they belived in and the word of freedom. What has happen to the United States? I think the statues should stay put. If they do that then they need to re-write the history books and tell everyone child what our great leaders of the 21 cent. thinks about their ancestors.
247 Barbara WilsonPlease do not let a few people re-write history! The staues of these great men MUST stay. There is just to much of this going on. Stand up America, wake up they are taking our fredoms away. What next tear down the Alamo????
248 PAT ESTESyes---please leave the statues alone, been there many years---------many more to go!
249 Betty HolderHistory is history, leave it alone. Study it and learn from the mistakes of the past. Do not try to hide it in the closet.
250 Betty HolderHistory is history, leave it alone. Study it and learn from the mistakes of the past. Do not try to hide it in the closet.

 

Signatures | Total: 349