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The NAACP has a petition going around to remove the Confederate memorial in downtown Portsmouth, saying it "is dividing the city". The monument was built in 1867, and represents each of the Confederacy's branches - artillery, infantry, navy, and Calvary. The 35 foot monument is engraved with the dates of the Civil War at the middle section of the statue.
The Civil War is a HUGE part of our southern heritage, and just like any war, monuments honor those whose lives were lost. It is a tribute to those who fought and died, not a statute promoting an agenda. It can, in no way, divide the city. It has stood proudly for 148 years, and it is senseless to think removing it will solve any problems of today's society.
It is time we defend our southern heritage and start speaking up for our monuments, and our rights too.
Please sign my petition to keep the monument in Portsmouth.
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July 15, 2015
The NAACP thinks they can just erase our history and rewrite the past to suit their agenda. The massive surge in support for this monument shows that real people in this city refuse to let them tear down our heritage without a fight.
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I am a yankee and total believe the monuments should stay they are our history and has nothing to do with hate or racism Some people just are not happy unless they are destroying someone else
As a voter, a patriot and a born in Virginia legacy, I would like to add my name to this petition to keep our monuments, statues and written documents, the way they are. Our past is our history. Our next generations need to know certain things, so they don't make the same mistakes in our future.
The South Fought the Fight just like everyone else in this country has to do...Leave their Heritage alone!!!!
I believe the answer to racism, is ignoring it. The same way you teach a dog to stop a behavior, who is supposedly less intelligent than humans. If we all ignored it, how could it continue? Rather than tearing down meaningful statues that stand for men who fought and died in war.. whether you agree the reason or not, at the time, it's what "we the people" wanted them to do.. I don't think any of these historic statues should be torn down (unless there's some I'm not currently thinking about representing behaviors that were never acceptable..) Besides, once you start giving in to tearing down history, it's only a matter of time before it all crumbles. You can not pick and choose which parts of history we remember.
Keep our history
Leave history. Alone
This is getting absurd now! Seriously... removing everything "Confederate"??
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
The NAACP has a petition going around to remove the Confederate memorial in downtown Portsmouth, saying it "is dividing the city". The monument was built in 1867, and represents each of the Confederacy's branches - artillery, infantry, navy, and Calvary. The 35 foot monument is engraved with the dates of the Civil War at the middle section of the statue.
The Civil War is a HUGE part of our southern heritage, and just like any war, monuments honor those whose lives were lost. It is a tribute to those who fought and died, not a statute promoting an agenda. It can, in no way, divide the city. It has stood proudly for 148 years, and it is senseless to think removing it will solve any problems of today's society.
It is time we defend our southern heritage and start speaking up for our monuments, and our rights too.
Please sign my petition to keep the monument in Portsmouth.
Updates
July 15, 2015
The NAACP thinks they can just erase our history and rewrite the past to suit their agenda. The massive surge in support for this monument shows that real people in this city refuse to let them tear down our heritage without a fight.
14 Comments
Erasing history is a very slippery slope. It allows a new narrative to be replaced that now cannot be countered factual evidence. This has been tried before and often with detrimental results.
I am a yankee and total believe the monuments should stay they are our history and has nothing to do with hate or racism Some people just are not happy unless they are destroying someone else
As a voter, a patriot and a born in Virginia legacy, I would like to add my name to this petition to keep our monuments, statues and written documents, the way they are. Our past is our history. Our next generations need to know certain things, so they don't make the same mistakes in our future.
The South Fought the Fight just like everyone else in this country has to do...Leave their Heritage alone!!!!
I believe the answer to racism, is ignoring it. The same way you teach a dog to stop a behavior, who is supposedly less intelligent than humans. If we all ignored it, how could it continue? Rather than tearing down meaningful statues that stand for men who fought and died in war.. whether you agree the reason or not, at the time, it's what "we the people" wanted them to do.. I don't think any of these historic statues should be torn down (unless there's some I'm not currently thinking about representing behaviors that were never acceptable..) Besides, once you start giving in to tearing down history, it's only a matter of time before it all crumbles. You can not pick and choose which parts of history we remember.
Keep our history
Leave history. Alone
This is getting absurd now! Seriously... removing everything "Confederate"??
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Erasing history is a very slippery slope. It allows a new narrative to be replaced that now cannot be countered factual evidence. This has been tried before and often with detrimental results.