{* traditionalSignIn_signInButton *}, {* backButton *} Let me guess – your standards don’t apply to you. I frickin’ love Chipotle.”, Libby McTibbs, a Democratic Party operative, took a break from flailing at the giant obelisk with a crowbar to share her thoughts. We can’t change the culture of racism unless we change the celebration of racism. A multitude of buildings and roadways throughout South Carolina also bear Thurmond’s name, and a prominent statue of him is on the Statehouse grounds. A multitude of buildings and roadways throughout South Carolina also bear Thurmond's name, and a prominent statue of him is on the Statehouse grounds. One of these individuals, who wore a mask and refused to give his name, was nonetheless candid about his reasons for being there. Robert Ford may have wanted Washington-Williams' name on the monument as an affir… I have two on my vehicle, one flying in my yard, and I've been wearing a confederate flag patch on my hat. A multitude of buildings and roadways throughout South Carolina also bear Thurmond’s name, and a prominent statue of him is on the Statehouse grounds. South Carolina’s Heritage Act — passed in 2000 as part of a bill that removed the Confederate flag from atop the Statehouse — specifies that only the state Legislature can rename historical entities, protecting a wide array of monuments, roads and structures “named for any historic figure or historic event.”. Two of Thurmond’s children — former South Carolina state lawmaker Paul Thurmond and Strom Thurmond Jr., a county prosecutor — did not immediately return messages seeking comment on the proposal. Calls to rename the Thurmond fitness structure have been mounting. Daily updates for Weather, Traffic, News, and Entertainment. Sure, but he was a Democrat. Be the first to know! I don’t even notice color. His name should be removed from all University property and programming," Watson wrote on Twitter. James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was an American military officer and politician who served for 48 years as a United States Senator from South Carolina.He ran for president in 1948 as the Dixiecrat candidate on a states' rights platform supporting racial segregation.He received 2.4% of the popular vote and 39 electoral votes, failing to defeat Harry Truman. Not long after his death, a mixed-race woman whose mother was the Black maid to the Thurmonds came forward to say that she was Thurmond’s daughter. Discussion in 'OBOB General Politics Forum' started by Fish and Bread, Jul 2, 2015. There’s already an online petition that’s gained over 1,600 signatures for the removal of the confederate statue. Calls to rename the Thurmond fitness structure have been mounting. But, it will be taken down. Thurmond was well known into his latter years for his daily exercise regimen — sometimes conducted in his congressional offices — and he donated $10,000 toward construction of the $38.6 million fitness center, with most of the remaining cost funded by student fees. The second (possibly third) smartest man in America has the best take on this. On the floor of the South Carolina Senate Tuesday, the son of longtime US Senator and segregationist Dixiecrat Strom Thurmond made an impassioned call … Earlier this year, University of South Carolina leaders sought a legislative exemption to rename a dorm bearing the name of J. Marion Sims, known as the father of modern gynecology but who also did invasive, experimental treatments on enslaved women. We hope to see you as a part of our community soon and God Bless! (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard), {* backButton *} {* createAccountButton *}, You may have created a profile with another. You would embraced a symbol of hate as your own. You will need to register to be able to join in fellowship with Christians all over the world. James Strom Thurmond (* 5. “This is about forcing change and raising awareness about white people,” said Britney Whitney, a Georgetown sophomore who took part in the demolition. Is that right? Love wins.”, More than a few of the assembled dissemblers identified as professional rioters. Send me alerts, event notifications and special deals or information from our carefully screened partners that may be of interest to me. "I am joining the students, faculty & DeAndre to restart this petition to rename the Calhoun Honors College.". I’m just here because George Soros said he’d give me ten bucks and a Chipotle coupon if I showed up. Alshon Jeffery, Marcus Lattimore and Mike Davis took to Twitter to call for the renaming of the Strom Thurmond Center, named after the former segregationist. Like Robert Byrd – great guy. These characteristics, Brown told the AP, “are not consistent with the virtues” of the university. After all, people who live in the overwhelmingly majority White state of South Carolina continually voted a racist Republican to the Senate, Strom Thurmond. Support also is building, including among former USC athletes, to remove the name of Strom Thurmond — a segregationist, former governor and longtime U.S. senator — from the campus wellness center. Well, Trump doesn’t own slaves, so maybe not. One of the reasons that Thurmond's white family and a longtime loyalist like John Courson could embrace Essie Mae Washington-Williams was because she was so carefully protective of her father's legacy and reputation. Those protests led to calls to pull down monuments around the U.S. to divisive or racist figures. The flag is now no longer flown at the state house in South Carolina, and cannot be used on license plates in Texas. I don’t mean I’m sorry because it’s black…or because it’s white. Black or white, makes no difference to me. A statue of former U.S. senator Strom Thurmond stands in the shadows of the South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia, S.C., on Oct. 22, 2014. Not long after his death, a mixed-race woman whose mother was the Black maid to the Thurmonds came forward to say she was Thurmond's daughter. In a statement provided to The Associated Press, Lattimore said he supported removing Thurmond's name as part of an effort to no longer “celebrate those whose ideals represented division and inequality.”, “We cannot run from the fact that Mr. Thurmond's ideas were divisive. Marcus Lattimore, other former Gamecocks call for USC's Strom Thurmond Center to be renamed By David Cloninger dcloninger@postandcourier.com Landrieu was … CF Staff, Angels and Ambassadors; ask that you join us in praying for the world in this difficult time, asking our Holy Father to stop the spread of the virus, and for healing of all affected. Meg Kinnard can be reached at http://twitter.com/MegKinnardAP. Earlier this year, University of South Carolina leaders sought a legislative exemption to rename a dorm bearing the name of J. Marion Sims, known as the father of modern gynecology but who also did invasive, experimental treatments on enslaved women. The push comes after weeks of national protests against racism and police brutality following the Minneapolis death of a Black man, George Floyd, in police custody. Not because I’m black (I’m not) but because my professors taught me to find something in my surroundings to feel threatened by, and this huge spikey thing seemed just right.”, Several university faculty members were also present to lend a hand to the destruction. The Black student athletes are among the signatories to a memo also asking the university to remove from its campuses “the names of Confederate supporters, racists, misogynists, and those who outright advocated for the subjugation of any person’s life.”. Some recent standouts in University of South Carolina athletics are asking the school to change the name of its showpiece fitness center, arguing that the late U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond shouldn't be honored in such a way due to the segregationist views he once held. And, on June 12, Benjamin ordered city staff to temporarily remove a statue of Christopher Columbus from Riverfront Park after it was vandalized multiple times recently. What does the confederate flag stand for... nothing in itself but that what the man who flys it for. Sorry about the black and white. Please note there is a new rule regarding the posting of videos. Calls to rename the Thurmond fitness structure have been mounting. All Rights Reserved. All rights reserved. At that time, a petition drive to rename the Thurmond complex emerged, pushed by former athletes including Lattimore, the Gamecocks’ former record-setting running back who led the team to its only Southeastern Conference Eastern Division title in 2010.
These characteristics, Brown told AP, “are not consistent with the virtues” of the university. Er gehörte bis 1964 den Demokraten an, wechselte aber aufgrund seiner Ablehnung des Civil Rights Acts zu den Republikanern. Sen. Paul Thurmond, the son of the late U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond, opened the Senate’s discussion on Tuesday of the Confederate flag. A sign advertises the Strom Thurmond Wellness and Fitness Center on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. “Yep, I was at Berkeley too.

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