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global1

(25,922 posts) Wed Aug 16, 2017, 04:38 PM Aug 2017

Are There Any Confederate Statues In Illinois Or Chicago?....

If so - has there been any movement to take them down?

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Are There Any Confederate Statues In Illinois Or Chicago?.... (Original Post) global1 Aug 2017 OP

wbez has a story on this today. mopinko Aug 2017 #1

Slowik: Chicago houses Confederate monument at well-known cemetery SoCalNative Aug 2017 #2

What people fail to remember about the Civil War is that it was brother against brother Warpy Aug 2017 #3

from the protest website I posted : mucifer Aug 2017 #4

mopinko

(71,829 posts)

1. wbez has a story on this today.

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Wed Aug 16, 2017, 04:44 PM

Aug 2017

just heard the promo.

i do know that rosehill cemetery has quite a few graves and monuments, but i dont think they are too leaders, but just soldiers.
they used to do civil war re-enactments, but i dont think they do any more.

SoCalNative

(4,613 posts)

2. Slowik: Chicago houses Confederate monument at well-known cemetery

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Wed Aug 16, 2017, 04:44 PM

Aug 2017

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-confederate-mound-st-0816-20170815-story.html

Warpy

(113,130 posts)

3. What people fail to remember about the Civil War is that it was brother against brother

Reply to SoCalNative (Reply #2)

Wed Aug 16, 2017, 05:09 PM

Aug 2017

and father against son so there were Confederate dead in every state.

mucifer

(24,844 posts)

4. from the protest website I posted :

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Sat Aug 19, 2017, 01:17 PM

Aug 2017

Protest: Take Fascist Balbo Monument Down Now!
August 23, 2017 - 6 PM - 8 PM

Balbo Monument, 1400 S Museum Campus Dr, Chicago, Illinois

Supporting Organizations: ANSWER Chicago

http://www.protestchicago.com/2017/08/17/protest-take-fascist-balbo-monument-down-now/

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