Stone Mountain, GA – The Atlanta chapter of the NAACP officially called for the elimination of all symbols of the Confederacy from Stone Mountain.
This comes on the heels of the removal of the Confederate battle flag from the South Carolina State House.
NAACP’s Richard Rose says the time to move is now, but admits it may be a steep slope to climb.
Channel 2’s Berndt Petersen talked with Yolanda Shackelford, who was chaperoning a group of children from Cobb County on a trip to Stone Mountain.
“When I’m out here, and I have to be honest, when I’m out here enjoying Stone Mountain, I’m thinking about what it has to offer for what I’m coming for,” Shackelford said.
But the Atlanta chapter of the NAACP has a much more serious point of view.
The organization issued a statement calling for the removal of all symbols of the Confederacy from the park.
“My tax dollars should not be used to commemorate slavery,” Rose said.
Rose said his group wants Confederate symbols removed from all state-owned buildings, parks and lands.
Rose told Petersen he would start with Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson.
“Those guys need to go. They can be sand-blasted off, or somebody could carefully remove a slab of that and auction it off to the highest bidder,” Rose said.
Shackelford said she is all for a discussion as long as it’s not based on emotion.
“We have to look at history. We have to look at how it’s affecting all people. That’s my view. We are an organization of many faces. So, we always want to consider our total community,”Shackelford said.
A spokesman for Stone Mountain Park said any removal of the Confederate flags or monuments is up to the Georgia Legislature.
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/naacp-wants-removal-confederate-generals-stone-mou/nmyKH/
the NAACP should be told to go pound sand ..or .. If you want them down, then your lazy black asses should come take it down
dont you dare use my tax dollars to fund a feel good Black History misdirection , where in the Hell is our White History protections ?
And to think they don’t have an A-hole history month yet.
When are they going to get that one going since I am a huge A-hole and want to be represented!!!!
Remember when the “terrorists” destroyed those statues of Budda and how appalled everyone was at that display of barbarism? Now we’re going to legally sanction desecration of a historical monument! If they allow this, we need to declare war!
“We have to look at history. We have to look at how it’s affecting all people. That’s my view. We are an organization of many faces. So, we always want to consider our total community,”Shackelford SAID”
LYING BITCH DONT KNOW HISTORY
What offends me it that in almost every city you visit the is a roadway named MLK parkway. That is an offense against me a WHITE Norwiegan/Scandanavian decendent. I think ALL these roadways should be renamed.
I totally agree Dave, couldn’t have said it better.
I was at Stone Mountain, it’s AWESOME. They have a laser show on the figures on the mountain. I’m pretty sure the guy who made Stone Mt. then made Mt. Rushmore.
I have been to both and they are a site to see for everyone to enjoy.
Very much enjoyed Stone Mt. and the show they have. I did come across this article and its quite interesting to say the least.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/rushmore-stonemtn/
“Work began on the mountain in 1923. Four intrepid African American laborers installed the steel beams on the face of the mountain that would support the work platforms for the remainder of the project. ”
So who did the work to start the project hmmm YOUR OWN DAM PEOPLE ooooops history much really suck.
What about the four white presidents on Mt. Rushmore? Do they want that blown up too?
Give ’em an inch and it doesn’t stop.
Good point: Mt. Rushmore is RACIST. lol
I don’t know if anyone here has actually been to Stone Mountain, but it’s one of the greatest things you’ll ever see. I live in Pa., but my friend I work with moved to Atlanta and invited us down to see Stone Mountain. It’s breathtaking, and they had a cool laser show on the side of the mountain over the figures.
The Carving of Stone Mountain
Mt. Rushmore National Memorial
A carving of Lee and Confederate soldiers on Stone Mountain
Before Mount Rushmore, there was Stone Mountain
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/rushmore-stonemtn/
Beat me to it Big Dan didn’t scroll down far enough in the comments.
“NAACP’s Richard Rose says the time to move is now, but admits it may be a steep slope to climb.”
Niggers And @sshole’s Communist Party?
I don’t give a f%&k WHAT color these scumbags are, they’ll hang for treason just the same.
F%&king TRASH!!!
What I can’t understand is why the Governor of South Carolina is still alive.
Oh yea? Well, Americans wants the removal of the NAACP from the country. So what’s stopping us?
I AM READY !!
Never lose sight of the instigator of all these commie attacks are the vermin jews !!!
I agree EJgrunt. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were slave owners at the time. Soon they’ll be erased from history. If the NAACP has their way, any nigger who has been offended by “Whitey World” must be compensated for ever being born! And yes, where do you think all this division and resulting social strife came from? Who would want to stir that pot? 3 guesses!
I almost blew the food out of my mouth at lunch today when someone said “ABC, NBC, MSNBC lie all the time. Now Fox News, they tell the truth!” LOL
“Shackelford said she is all for a discussion as long as it’s not based on emotion”
Being “offended” is an emotional response.
Inanimate objects do not interfere with social, political, or financial proceedings. Emotional responses to those objects are what is in question. This is not a financial crisis or immediate danger to the public. It is about people’s emotions. It’s like the media has become one giant “chick flick”.
“It’s like the media has become one giant “chick flick”.”
Problem is you can’t tell the chicks from the guys without a scorecard these days.