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I guess symbols of the Confederacy are not divisive. That tells you something about this country. How long will people continue to deny the problem?
In America, Black life is seen as more dangerous than the most heinous of statues. While Republicans celebrate Confederate generals, segregationists, and genocidal presidents in the nation’s capital, they have successfully erased one of the most prominent modern symbols of racial justice: Black Lives Matter Plaza.
The removal of the mural and renaming of the plaza shows, once again, that Republican lawmakers are more offended by the words "Black Lives Matter" than by the actions of the blatantly terrible men enshrined in bronze and marble throughout Washington, D.C. Their priorities are clear: erase messages of equality, but keep up monuments to white supremacy.
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Black Lives Matter Plaza Gets Erased—But the Statues of White Supremacists Still Stand
If they’re so worried about “divisive symbols,” why are Confederate leaders still standing in the Capitol?
In America, Black life is seen as more dangerous than the most heinous of statues. While Republicans celebrate Confederate generals, segregationists, and genocidal presidents in the nation’s capital, they have successfully erased one of the most prominent modern symbols of racial justice: Black Lives Matter Plaza.
The removal of the mural and renaming of the plaza shows, once again, that Republican lawmakers are more offended by the words "Black Lives Matter" than by the actions of the blatantly terrible men enshrined in bronze and marble throughout Washington, D.C. Their priorities are clear: erase messages of equality, but keep up monuments to white supremacy.

Black Lives Matter Plaza Gets Erased—But the Statues of White Supremacists Still Stand
If they’re so worried about “divisive symbols,” why are Confederate leaders still standing in the Capitol?
