Submitted by dizzy_centrifuge t3_ymqfxq in baltimore
I was walking psst the Washington monument today and noticed the northern .lst statue had been removed. Is there a reason for this? Will it be replaced at some point in he near future?
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BaltimoreBadger23 t1_iv588i8 wrote
I don't know if it will be replaced, but the author of the Dredd Scott opinion does not deserve to be honored with a statue.
[deleted] t1_iv5dgzj wrote
Let’s outlaw all statues. No one is above the flaw!
sit_down_man t1_iv5e1f1 wrote
Thank god you arrived to defend the Dredd Scott decision!
WillieKeeler96 t1_iv5ed6g wrote
We should put up Douglass and Tubman statues on the east and west sides of Mt Vernon Pl to match Howard and Lafayette
[deleted] t1_iv5egj5 wrote
That’s quite a stretch, virtue man.
QuothThe2ToedSloth t1_iv5emrd wrote
Baltimore needs a Billie Holiday statue. Can we all agree on that?
PigtownDesign t1_iv5l86p wrote
There already is one! It is over on Pennsylvania Avenue!
SonofDiomedes t1_iv5mi38 wrote
I’m good with avoiding statues of individuals. A statue honoring soldiers of a given conflict, or the proffession of Nursing, sure.
Lionizing a particular person begs to become irrelevant at best, or worse, as in this case: dude loved slavery.
[deleted] t1_iv5n384 wrote
I walk by Fred’s head every day and wonder why it’s in that specific location. It’s almost hidden for being such a large sculpture of an iconic figure.
KierkeBored t1_iv5up8h wrote
Who was the statue of, Roger B. Taney?
BaltimoreBadger23 t1_iv666hr wrote
BaltimoreBadger23 t1_iv66dw9 wrote
Here's a guy who misses the point.
[deleted] t1_iv67il0 wrote
No, it’s quite clear. Sometimes people simply agree and disagree on various aspects and aren’t phased despite the assumptions and simplistic, course accusations of others.
instantcoffee69 t1_iv6b87d wrote
Because he worked at shipyard on Lancaster st. Did you read the plaque?
dizzy_centrifuge OP t1_iv6dsqk wrote
I couldn't have told you who it was but when I saw it was gone figured they did something undesirable and there was pressure to remove it which is fine. I just hope they replace it with another comparable statue
[deleted] t1_iv6fjsn wrote
I am visually impaired, but thank you.
Accurate-Lecture7473 t1_iv6uunn wrote
And there’s murals up and down S Durham street. The Billie Holiday statue is one of my favorites.
Typical-Radish4317 t1_iv74naj wrote
Billie Holiday is cool but she really didn't spend to much time in Baltimore and her time here sucked a lot.
mrbushyeyes t1_iv7619l wrote
This is true. She was born in Philly, moved to Baltimore as a young child, and then moved to NYC by the time she was 14.
call_me_ping t1_iv8gc61 wrote
This article talks about the beginning of the removal process.
I'd like to see figures or art commissioned by the city from local bipoc artists as reparations.
explodingkneez t1_iv9vhek wrote
Say what you want, Taney didn’t defect to the Confederacy. He also never owned slaves unlike that prick George Washington who’s monument is still up.
explodingkneez t1_iv55pwj wrote
Roger B. Taney