Portrait isn’t just an issue of overlooking being offended (VA)

[struggle4progress]

Posted: Sunday, September 13, 2015 12:00 am

... Clark removed the portrait from the courtroom Aug. 19, saying that he is entrusted to maintain the neutrality of his courtroom and it is impossible for him to maintain that neutrality when a portrait of a Confederate general is hanging on the wall. In a statement, Clark also said that slavery was the principle cause of the Civil War ...

Hathaway and Jones said that Clark’s removal of the portrait was not the main reason they traveled to Stuart to organize the rally. Their main point of contention was Clark’s assertion that slavery was the cause of the Civil War.

Jones said that his great-grandfather did not fight alongside Gen. Robert E. Lee because he believed in slavery; he was a poor sharecropper fighting to protect his family and his land. He came to Patrick County all the way from North Augusta, S.C. on Saturday because Clark’s insensitive statement had dragged his ancestors through the mud ...

Jones said that the rally was to show support for the people of Stuart, but I didn’t see too many people of Stuart there ...

http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/opinion/editorial-portrait-isn-t-just-an-issue-of-overlooking-being/article_cfe8cbc4-59b7-11e5-8927-b3596ec074f7.html

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

1. Well, ya know, most modern soldiers don't sign up to fight for the reasons we actually fight wars

today, either. So it's no surprise that your great grandpappy didn't sign up to fight for the reasons the war he fought in occurred either.

[ileus]

2. Any news if Va will still celebrate the Lee Jackson Holiday in 2016???

Something tells me they're only willing to give up so much....and will keep their 8 hours Holiday pay.

[yeoman6987]

3. That would definitely have to be negotiated with the union