Nov 25, 2018
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(via Washington and Lee University Replaces Slaveholder’s Name On Building With John Chavis', the 1st Black U.S. College Graduate)
Even Lee Chapel is getting spooky 👻
"Recumbent Statue" of Robert E. Lee asleep on the battlefield, by Edward Valentine. Located in the Lee Chapel in Lexington, Virginia, it is often mistakenly thought to be a tomb or sarcophagus, but Lee is actually buried underneath the chapel. This is the way it looked when I was last there in the mid 1970s. In the summer of 2014, the replica confederate flags pictured in this photo were removed from the chapel after student protest. This act of disrespect for America’s fallen soldiers could only occur when real history is no longer taught in schools and universities. The men who died fighting under the Confederate battle flag were fighting for their right to self-government and to escape a tyrannical central government just as much as the American soldiers of 1776. Most were poor men who owned no slaves and had no reason to fight to protect the evil institution. And their leaders like Lee and Jackson spoke out against slavery unlike old Abe Lincoln who was willing to sign an agreement to shield slavery forever (see the Corwin Amendment) to protect his high tariffs. Those who see the flags as hate symbols of slavery, racism and grievous times in the nation’s history are ignorant of the real background of the conflict. The flag that flew over slavery the longest was Old Glory, the Stars and Stripes so if any banner must be the banner of injustice it is more that one than the rebel battle flag.
Lee Chapel at Washington and Lee to close for renovations Dec. 12
Lee Chapel at Washington and Lee to close for renovations Dec. 12
Lee Chapel and Museum on the campus of Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, will close for the installation of a new fire suppression system from Dec. 12 through late March 2015, part of W&L’s continuing efforts to preserve its historic buildings.
Additional renovations will include upgrading the museum’s track lighting system with energy-efficient LEDs and creation of a new hall…
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