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Related: About this forumGeorgia - A monument to MLK will crown Stone Mountain
"On the summit of Stone Mountain, yards away from where Ku Klux Klansmen once burned giant crosses, just above and beyond the behemoth carving of three Confederate heroes, state authorities have agreed to erect a monument to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Specifically, an elevated tower featuring a replica of the Liberty Bell would celebrate the single line in the civil rights martyrs 1963 I Have a Dream speech that makes reference to the 825-foot-tall hunk of granite: Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia.
It is one of the best-known speeches in U.S. history, said Bill Stephens, the chief executive officer of the Stone Mountain Memorial Association. We think its a great addition to the historical offerings we have here.
The freedom bell will, in fact, sound from the mountaintop. How often, or when, hasnt been determined."
More: http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2015/10/11/a-monument-to-mlk-will-crown-stone-mountain/
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)NoJusticeNoPeace
(5,018 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)raven mad
(4,940 posts)and I'll try to get there again just for this!
Number23
(24,544 posts)GOOD.
randys1
(16,286 posts)Number23
(24,544 posts)And this was not the 1920s. This was the 1980s and 90s.
randys1
(16,286 posts)I can identify with half of it.
They really do hate you folks, but they really do hate it when white folks like me side with you.
drives em nuts
JustAnotherGen
(31,834 posts)We can't charge admission to see those Johnny Reb Confeds up on that mountain and give every cent to the UNCF - right?
So since its all about heritage - they have to OWN the fact that MLK was a "son of the South" too.
This is the fault of the men who commissioned that sculpture on the mountain.
Had they been doing the right thing in the 1920's - this could have been avoided.
They had ONE job - white folks in the South prior to the CR Movement in the 50's.
Be good Americans.
They couldn't dot so now the good people that "worship" there need to reap what they have sown.
They had ONE JOB.
JustAnotherGen
(31,834 posts)The jerks have it coming
aikoaiko
(34,177 posts)kwassa
(23,340 posts)Glassunion
(10,201 posts)Sort of a giant middle finger sitting on top of the mountain.
JustAnotherGen
(31,834 posts)Take your southern white pride and f*ck off.
struggle4progress
(118,316 posts)so I may have to revert to supporting the proposal to add a happy carving of Outkast: they at least look like they're having fun, unlike those old generals, who seem to be clutching their chests as if in the throes of some coronary thrombosis