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Mon Oct 12, 2015, 11:42 PM Oct 2015

Future of Durham’s Confederate statue draws debate (NC)

By Steve Sbraccia
Published: October 12, 2015, 6:43 pm
Updated: October 12, 2015, 7:07 pm

... In Durham, minister Paul Scott has a different idea for this statue.

“I want to see a statue right next to it, so when you walk by, you’ll be immediately reminded my ancestors suffered under the same people who wore that uniform,” he said.

Scott added, “We are calling for a Maafa memorial – that’s Swahili for great suffering” ...


http://wncn.com/2015/10/12/future-of-durhams-confederate-statue-draws-debate/

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