The Lewis and Clark statue features Sacagawea cowering behind the two men. https://www.theclio.com/web/entry?id=11787 …pic.twitter.com/bMtyJJND06
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Charlottesville regularly gets voted as a "Top Place in America to Live" by lifestyle magazines. It's a beautiful town for sure.
But it has a very problematic history with race. And we'd like to believe it's in the past but it really very much is not.
This includes police brutality:http://jezebel.com/reports-black-uva-student-beaten-by-police-for-having-1692199936 …
But the population prides itself on its respectability in the Southern Tradition, so even though our politics are northern liberal...
we are fast to disavow the presence of racism in our community even as it appears before our eyes. https://www.facebook.com/coybarefoot/posts/10209258170186666?match=Y295IHN0ZXZlbiBiYXJlZm9vdCxiYXJlZm9vdCxzdGV2ZW4sY295 …
We are a small town deeply rooted in both the best and worst of American history. What happened this weekend is a shock, and it's not.
It cannot be reduced to "white people with torches." But at the core we need to start with "white people with torches."
Despite Thomas Jefferson's legacy, Charlottesville isn't well-positioned to be a center of activism. But we find ourselves here now.
How the liberalist community in Cville responds will be a bellwether for how America responds to this growing issue.
Anyhow, that's it. I just wanted to provide some deeper context from an actual resident. Sorry for crushing your TLs.
One last thing: @waldojaquith is much more intelligent about local issues and much more connected in town than me. His TL is insightful.
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