<div style="color:black;font: 10pt arial;">Thanks for this, Sa<font size="2">ndra. It's really great and insightful,</font><br>
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2 years ago, NPS put on a fantastic program re-enacting the dedication of the statue (Keynote by Frederick Douglass) in celebration of emancipation day. Here's a write up that is pretty relevant to this conversation: <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" id="yiv5930634182LPlnk668447" target="_blank" href="https://hillrag.com/2018/05/09/emancipation-day-celebration-in-lincoln-park/">https://hillrag.com/2018/05/09/emancipation-day-celebration-in-lincoln-park/</a></div>
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At the Emancipation Day Celebration in Lincoln Park, actors and band members pose in from of the Emancipation statue. National Park Service Ranger Vince Vaise (center) with Sandra Moscoso-Mills (left) and Jeni Schoemaker (right), members of the new Friends
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<div dir="ltr">The original purpose of public monuments like the Lincoln Statue is to commemorate particular events and people and how they were viewed at the time, but for future generations they become something more interesting and more complicated: a stimulus
to critically reflect and inquire about those original events, people, and views. They become teachable moments for all of us, young and old, black and white. Judging by the discussion here, it seems to me the Lincoln Statue is doing the job any monument should:
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If we remove or modify monuments because we disagree with their original view of history, we rob monuments of this cultural function, surrounding ourselves merely with things we find agreeable. The intellectual and cultural stimulus is lost. I disagree with
the man in Boston. A kid <i>should</i> have to ask the tough questions the statue raises, as should we all.
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I think it’s also important to keep in mind that the Lincoln Statue is part of a duet of sculpture in Lincoln Park that expands the dialogue I’m talking about. At the other end stands Mary McLeod Bethune celebrating with children. The contrasting ensemble is
very unusual for a national park, and we are fortunate to have this invitation to reflection and inquiry on our doorstep.<br clear="none">
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<div class="yiv5930634182x_gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 5:39 PM Jeni Schoemaker <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:jaschoemaker@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:jaschoemaker@gmail.com">jaschoemaker@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none">
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<div>Thank you for sending the link. It think it explains things very well. I remember being very upset when I first moved here and saw the statue. My daughter was 3 or 4 when she started asking questions about it. It prompted me to do research into
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<div>Here is the link to the article. I suggest folks read it and watch the very well-done video calling for removal of (or revision to) the statue before coming to its defense.</div>
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<div><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.boston.com/news/local-news-2/2020/06/13/abraham-lincoln-statue-marty-walsh/amp">https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.boston.com/news/local-news-2/2020/06/13/abraham-lincoln-statue-marty-walsh/amp</a> </div>
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Surely no one could seriously consider removing our Lincoln statue. It was paid for by subscription by former slaves in D.C.
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> I need to find the site on Google emancipation statue Boston, My brother just emailed me that Mayor Walsh of Boston is willing to remove the Lincoln statue---just like ours which is in Boston and replace it with a Black created statue. We need to be aware
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