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Crews removed a Confederate monument from a Jacksonville, Florida, park Wednesday morning following years of public controversy.

Mayor Donna Deegan ordered the removal of the “Tribute to the Women of the Southern Confederacy” monument, which has been in Springfield Park since 1915. She said the decision is not an attempt to erase history but to show that people have learned from it.

“Symbols matter. They tell the world what we stand for and what we aspire to be," Deegan said in a statement. “By removing the confederate monument from Springfield Park, we signal a belief in our shared humanity. That we are all created equal. The same flesh and bones. The same blood running through our veins. The same heart and soul.”

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[–] DreamAccountant@lemmy.world 24 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Good riddance. Should have been done decades ago.

Not everyone in Florida is a nazi redneck, apparently.

[–] Szymon@lemmy.ca 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Just the ones coming out to vote apparently

[–] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Duval is a very purple county that flips often. There is an active voter base here. Making generalizations about a city with a million people, let alone one of the most populous states in the country doesn't help anything and only makes you look like a dumbass

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Being from Florida (now living in the south: Tennessee) Jacksonville/Orlando/Miami/Tampa/Gainesville and sometimes Tallahassee usually vote blue. Florida was always a purple state till recently.

Number of elections 43 Voted Democratic 25 Voted Republican 17 Voted Whig 1 Voted other 0 Voted for winning candidate 31 Voted for losing candidate 12

[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

Good riddance.

[–] Jakdracula@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago
[–] No_Ones_Slick_Like_Gaston@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Not to trow gas into the fire but Star Wars laster more than the confederacy, can we replace it with some Jedi stuff?

At this point is more historical than the slave insurrectionists.

Edit : stranger things otlasted and has more Impact, I call a demogorgon statue in this place.

[–] Plibbert@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago

Hell yeah brother!

[–] crsu@lemmy.world -2 points 10 months ago

All monuments are oppressive