PugJesus@kbin.socialM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.world · 8 months agoWhipping scars of a former Mississippi slave, US Civil War, 1863media.kbin.socialimagemessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoYou wanna know what to put in place of one of those installed-in-1952 civil war statues they tore down? Put this. Entitle it “tyranny will bend the backs of the strong. Let freedom ring.”
minus-squareYurkshireLad@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoYou’re right; someone should put up a large statue of this guy and his back. Make it visible. With a huge sign explaining who he was and why he looks this way. I’m sure republican supporters would complain, damage it or try to tear it down.
You wanna know what to put in place of one of those installed-in-1952 civil war statues they tore down?
Put this. Entitle it “tyranny will bend the backs of the strong. Let freedom ring.”
You’re right; someone should put up a large statue of this guy and his back. Make it visible. With a huge sign explaining who he was and why he looks this way. I’m sure republican supporters would complain, damage it or try to tear it down.