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Confederate Monument Denton Texas

Confederate Monument Denton Texas

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Started by Anonymous 18 years, 7 months ago
Confederate Monument Denton, Texas: End Racism & Violent Military History In One Click by Aron Duhon 1/23/2008 To all Detonates A terrorist is defined as a person who uses violence against civilians to gain political ends. Keeping people enslaved is obviously one of the most vile forms of violence. On the Denton, Texas Square is therefore a monument to terrorists. The statue of the confederate solider on the square in Denton, Texas is nothing more than a standing ovation to the use of violence against innocents, and other oppressed minorities for economic and sociopolitical gain. What obvious hypocrisy to show a heroic and benevolent looking solider, who\'s sole purpose was to kill others who wished to bring freedom to the oppressed Denton! Is this what you stand for Is this what you would have your tax dollars support Take a good look! The monument to blood also boasts two separate drinking fountains. Why I have been told by reliable sources in the community who still remember the days of Jim Crow that the fountains were for white and blacks to drink form separately. Thus, this is not only a monument to blood, slavery, and torture, but also to the federal and state laws which upheld segregation after the bleated attempt to end race discrimination during the reconstruction period. |UA| United Aid right here in Denton is diligently fighting on all fronts to make strategic moves against this offense to morality and justice! If you are interested in joining the movement contact Jason, [email protected], who has worked ceaselessly to organize in our community. There are five easy actions you can take against the existence of the fountain: 1) Call the chamber of commerce and tell them that \"Racism is bad for business\" | 940-382-9693 | 940-565-1919 | 940-382-9100 2) E-mail these persons that you will not be spending your money in downtown Denton until the issue of the racist statue is destroyed: Downtown Business Community: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], Other Business: http://www.dentonfirst.com/cdps/cditem.cfmnid=1054 (chamdirectory) http://www.discoverdenton.com/see_and_do.shtml [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], 3) Sign the petition that Jason C Waite is circulating. 4) Repost this information everywhere. 5) Sign this petition. Furthermore, |UA| has joined forces with Denton Peace action. Contact him for further details: www.myspace.com/unitedaid (Aron Duhon is an editorial write for |UA| United Aid in Denton and currently is a graduate student in the Library Sciences Department. Aron Duhon can be reached at www.myspace.com/aronduhon and or his email [email protected] for further comment)

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January 24, 2008

The silence from the city officials remains deafening while I continue to press them for an answer. I am exhausted by the constant uphill climb but walking past that monument every day only fuels my resolve to see it removed.

January 24, 2008

Seeing this kind of movement is exhausting and encouraging all at once. I admit I doubted the reach we could find but you proved me wrong. We keep moving forward.

7 Comments

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Robert Nichols
18 years ago Featured

History is history but we dont need to be worshipping it in the middle of the street.

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Mike Wheeler
18 years ago Featured

it belongs in a museum not the middle of town square

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Sarah Newman
18 years ago Featured

Denton deserves better than this embarrassment in front of the courthouse.

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James Pierce
18 years ago Featured

IT IS 2018 PEOPLE WHY ARE WE STILL CELEBRATING THIS GARBAGE

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Jessica Hardy
18 years ago Featured

get it out of here already

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Lisa Gomez
18 years ago Featured

my kids ask me why he has a gun and i dont know what to tell them. time for it to go.

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Debra StJohn
10 years ago

Honor the dead, not the cause

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