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Remove The Emancipation Memorial/Freedman Statue

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Mike Moon
6 years ago

I cannot believe that statue exists in this day and age!

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Victor Vinziant
6 years ago

Take this thing down

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Anonymous
6 years ago

We should replace it with something showing equality

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Flor Caceres
6 years ago

LETS GET IT !!!!!!!!!

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Hannah Daniel
6 years ago

No one should have a constant reminder of trauma

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Anonymous
6 years ago

Thank you Tory and everyone for working so hard to come together and remove this disgraceful sign

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Bailey Truesdale
6 years ago

The statue needs to go

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Heather Gillam
6 years ago

It’s a horrifying image to have. We need to confront the horrific history in America but not celebrate it.

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Summer Blakeny
6 years ago

Wonderful initiative! This statue should have long been removed/modified.

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George Harrington
6 years ago

Well done Tory

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Lisa Meola
6 years ago

I applaud this young man, who is moving forward in peace and intelligence for this cause.

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Richard Schonewald
6 years ago

Totally agree... Not sure it was ever appropriate, but it certainly isn't now. Better ways to portray emancipation...

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Nicole Noel
6 years ago

This statue has GOT TO GO.

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Mary McCarthy
6 years ago

What a great simple way to put words into action. Way to go Tory!

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Liz LaManche
6 years ago

Please just take it down, it makes us all cringe.

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Cynthia Reynolds
6 years ago

HATE this statue.

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Sandra
6 years ago

This is nasty, take it down!

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Veronica Puim
6 years ago

TAKE IT DOWN

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Angela Simonelli
6 years ago

This thing is hideous and rude. We can and must do better, Boston.

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Elizabeth Schon Vainer
6 years ago

Art reflects the times we live in - and while art also tells our history this piece which could show the strength of a freed slave and the resilience of slaves and is misleading and portrays an image of whites dominating blacks. This Statue is a hurtful reminder (in a daily way for those that walk by it) of the trauma and hurtful part of history and represents blacks as weak, afraid and being dominated - and less than and even animal like by having the image of the slave crouching and with chains. There are many ways to acknowledge history through art - and the process should include all involved before deciding on the appropriate images.