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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTwo historic pioneer statues torn down on University of Oregon campus
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https://nbc16.com/news/local/breaking-two-historic-pioneer-statues-torn-down-on-university-of-oregon-campus
Two historic statues have been torn down on the University of Oregon campus this weekend the Pioneer Mother and the Pioneer outside Johnson Hall.
The Pioneer Statue has been dragged up the steps of Johnson Hall, while the Pioneer Mother was still laying next to her mount.
One of the statues, the Pioneer, near Friendly Hall and Allen Hall, was the first statue ever placed on the UO campus, according to the school's website. There has been some controversy regarding the significance of the statue, as it reportedly has some controversial ties. Here is an excerpt about the statue, according to the UO website.
In 1919, the President of the Oregon Historical Society made a speech at the dedication that extolled the virtues of the Anglo-Saxon race. In the speech he stated, the Anglo-Saxon race is a branch of the Teutonic race. It was and is a liberty-loving race. It believes in the protection of life and of liberty an in the rights of property and the pursuit of happiness. This race has large powers of assimilation, and its great ideas of liberty and of the rights of mankind caused other races to become a part of it, so it became a people as well as a race.
Due to these controversial statements, various students and faculty have worked to bring awareness about this issue and reveal the history and statements surrounding the statue.
The Pioneer Mother statue outside Johnson Hall also has some controversial historical ties. According to an old report from the Register-Guard, statues like this were thought to be spread across the west in the early 1930s in order to "celebrate white conquest of the land." While it is unclear who exactly the Pioneer Mother is based on, there are questions about the origin and meaning of the statue.
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Two historic pioneer statues torn down on University of Oregon campus (Original Post)
Demovictory9
Jun 2020
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brush
(53,833 posts)1. Not surprising. Oregon was originally a whites-only state? Not a good history.
ProfessorGAC
(65,150 posts)2. A Bridge Too Far?
There's nothing in the article that says who these 2 people are.
Some crackpot a hundred years ago blathers about Anglo-Saxons & Teutons and the statues are an issue?
As long as there isn't a statue of the crackpot, it seems damaging these particular statues is empty symbolism.
Has tearing down statues become a fad, rather than meaningful protest?
and yes.
Vogon_Glory
(9,127 posts)4. +1 n/t
Demovictory9
(32,469 posts)5. it's not a good time to be a statue