Tate Reeves signed a bill to remove the Confederate emblem from the state flag.STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. -- Some statues of figures from America's slave-owning past have been yanked down by protesters, others dismantled by order of governors or city leaders. But the largest Confederate monument ever crafted — colossal figures carved into the solid rock of a Georgia mountainside — may outlast them all.
After organizing a protest where thousands marched in neighboring Atlanta, 19-year-old Zoe Bambara held a demonstration June 4 with a much smaller group — her permit allowed no more than 25 — inside the state park where the sculpture has drawn millions of tourists for decades. “With the logistics, the safety aspect of it, you’d have a budget certainly north of $1 million, I suspect," Bentkowski said. “You’ll need insurance for the project, you’ll need hazard pay for people working on the surface of it. It could easily take a year or more.
Other ideas — such as adding a bell tower atop the mountain in honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. — have failed to take hold. And Democratic proposals to strip the protective language from Georgia law have fallen flat with the Republican-controlled Legislature. “It looked like a giant billboard," said Stan Deaton, senior historian for the Georgia Historical Society.
“It became the centerpiece of the park," Deaton said."There was never any doubt that the state's intention of finishing this was of a piece with massive resistance.”
I am a supporter of change. My generation was not raised black or white. But together as one. This monument/laser show. Represents to me the end of slavery. With the breaking of the confederate sword. Blasting seems unnecessary. Adding MLK, Joseph Lowery, etc... Is whats over due
You won’t tear that one down LMAO ✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻
You mean the democrat party?
As well it should.
Leave it as a reminder of the past.
ABC you have reached a new low now. All you’re trying to do is amp up resentment so you’ll have something to show on your broadcasts. This is disgusting.
'America's?' You spelled Democrats wrong again.
The faces are so awful, just put a little makeup on them and call them Steele Magnolias.
America went from Slavery to Jim Crow to Mass Incarceration to maintain their Slave economy! The removal of monuments is symbolic! America (modern Pharaoh) MUST LET BLACK PEOPLE GO or suffer the CONSEQUENCES! BlackExodus ConfederateFlag ConfederateMonuments COVID19 Blackmen
Volunteers Army lead USA civil war fight for George Washington
And many were lynched beneath it
Kudzu !
racism was never a big issue on size to clear out it's just the patients against the fearful arguments delaying otherwise the inevitable time when the racist monuments are going...
You know: we could have Union Soldiers with Old Glory to face the Confederates, and we could carve out a surrender flag for the Confederates to fly.
Isn't this the place in Georgia that thousands of armed, drunk, sons of loser traitors visit all the time to have their 'Tha South Will Rise Agin'' support meetings?
good. the entire planet had slavery, we aren’t some evil exception. judging the past by todays dumb “woke” bullshit is stupid and dangerous.
Take it down...whole mountain down...
Benedict Donald
The confederates lost the war idiots. Never forget never let anyone delete history or you’re bound to repeat it.
abcnews: 'Since you taking down statues, what about this big one?' Are you picking sides abcnews? What are you suggesting here? trash news this
If it's anything like the last Confederate 'Stonewall' it'll accidentally be destroyed by it's own people. Hah. A heritage of winning, indeed.
Behead them and leave it
Why are you still refusing to report on those who are currently enslaved to stroke the D’s of those who get off on race bait?
Nothing a few sticks of dynamite can't do.
Can they just carve above it 'traitors'
Promoting Destruction of Property ?
They should blow this off the side of the mountain. We have high-powered ammunition blow it the hell up. It's an Abomination. Traitors don't get trophies.
Explosives will make short work of their destruction.
Not if WE have anything to say about it.
All we need is a paintball gun.
There is still a way to tear this one down
It’s history!!! Dumbass. You can not erase our past.
ABC ginning up the mob to go after more monuments
Anyone have a cannon?
I mean. We can still vandalize it.
That pisses joo off doesn't it?
Nice incitement.
Meanwhile
Facts: -Whites are racist -Democratic and Republican. The end.
Leave the past alone you sick freaks, or lets just say there was no slavery that people lied.
ABCNN is baiting again
Strategically placed explosives should do the trick.
I like the idea of just abondoning it but I fear white supremacists would like father there or something What if it’s turned into a teaching museum of what not to do - of evrything truth - of slavery of the horrors of the kkk and what not to do
Nothing that a RPG's well placed can change
Tell the Taliban these are religious symbols and they will take it down, no problem.
How come horses in these monuments are almost always depicted in pain & distress? When these monuments were created, was hurting your horse considered an admirable trait? Was it 'manly' to be mean to your mount? Are these monuments subtly praising the abusiveness of these men?
Take it down!!!!
Been there. Great sculpture by Gutzon Borglum.
Ok let’s be clear it’s statues of whites correct ! No statues of blacks who were involved in slavery have been taken down proving it has nothing to do with slavery it’s just an excuse
Just change the faces, to Arthur Morgan, John Marston, and Charles Smith. American heroes, for helping me keep safe at home, while providing entertainment. 🤠🤣
And yet you all gleefully tune into Hamilton, a slave trader. Smh...posers.
You can’t hide from your history. The cancelling going on right now feels Al-qaeda-y. stripping everything (forefathers too?). I’m no fan of racism. I’m Asian. These things happened to show us not to repeat them. Removing this could injure or kill workers. No bueno.
You spread hate
Hide the garbage
You're despicable!
I say if they stay up, we should call them what they are... non-Christian, vile rapist, who raped children, dead beat dads who sold their own children. Our children need to hear and read the truth when they look upon these animals who had to own another man to get by.
Let’s hide it with a American Flag .. you know the victors 🤔 or let’s hide it under the BLM FLAG for the same amount of time plus one day to piss off the angry whites that want it visable and protected
ABC maybe, BUT the President continues to push his racists hatred agenda on America AND continues to form his New Racistican Party that supports his post of a WHITE POWER chant, his Gassing of peaceful protesters, his Funding of Statues that Represent an Economy based on SLAVERY!
Destroying Art won't change American History. dems Hate AntiAmerican news domesticterrorism America
As long as we have true history books we be fine .
”Nuke the entire site from orbit, it’s the only way to be sure.”
Are you serious? Have you seen what a few artillery shells can do to the side of a mountain?
Lol I just dont understand why you would want to get rid of something that guarantees you having to say these guys where the best they had, studied for their tactical abilities even today, yet they where no match for justice...let’s add another depiction up there of their defeat
They should commission a stone mason to engrave the word 'Traitors' over the heads of the monument.
Funny how the facist left now decides what we can see or not see. Like the Taliban or the Chinese communists.
These men are theives, criminals, all terrorists. They murdered more ppl than 9/11 terrorists
The sooner someone turns this into a gravel pit, the better.
Democrats are good at tearing stuff down not so good at putting it back together. Choice is pretty easy, Trump2020NowMoreThanEver
Qué bueno, 'no se puede ocultar la historia debajo de la alfombra', y si es por las estatuas pueden reemplazarse, al final del día esa es su historia. La raza humana es una sola.
What would republicans do? Can’t change the law, then remove all national park protections and funding. Let nature handle it from there.
The President is very angry with Kanye West! Trump said, “WTF IS KANYE WEST DOING?! HE WAS MY FRIEND?! HE’S GOING TO GIVE BIDEN THE PRESIDENCY! HE’S GOING TO SPLIT THE BLACK VOTE! AA ARE MY BIGGEST SUPPORTERS! THERE’S ONLY ROOM FOR ONE CRAZY CANDIDATE! I_HATE_KANYE_WEST
Most of the statues in various states was because Democrats supported these statues. They need to do away with the racist word Democrat. Democrats hugging of Democrats like Thurman and Baird, both admitted KKK members, along with history of Democrat leadership keeping slavery .
Another hate filled article by ABC. So divisive. So sad.
So what's the next step towards destroying this statue This country has the money so people.. LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN!
And the Virus rages on !
Doesn't stop you putting a plaque up explaining the full history so that visitors appreciate what it really is.
So Dems just cannot completely eradicate their ugly past after all!
couldn't they do this with that carving to have a fresh place to carve a new image?
Media is public relations for the astronomically stupid
Get them all don't need nothing to remind us of the past while history starts to repeat it self
Nothing some anfo or emulsion can’t fix.
More people need to be concerned about taking down crack houses across the country rather than statues. We can't change history but learn from it, we can affect the future & focus on what we can do TODAY to make our country a better place for ALL.
CJWarner1 Shame on you!!
Shut down the amusement-park like atmosphere. Let it return to nature for 20 years. Then it’s just another curiosity on an otherwise beautiful hike. Maybe the next generation will evolve enough to just laugh & shake their heads as they pause for a sec & continue the hike.
You hoping so! What Man put up, Man can take down, just give togetherness of working mind's and bodies Time, removal it will be done. Bless up
Those defacements can be removed. Certain professions know how to remove these depictions of traitors.
Is that a challenge?
How many people of color are on ABCs board, in ABCs corporate positions? ABC is promoting violence and divisiveness because of history BUT have done nothing about equality today. ABC supports the violent group BLM. BLM should protest you.
They would make great targets for military drones & U.S. Airforce pilots... .
Taking down statues is fine, as long as done legally. However, IT DOES ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to advance human lives TODAY, or stop police brutality in DEMOCRAT RUN STATES AND CITIES. Remember Democrats control those police Departments and governments. Vote smart
One word that it depicts: Supremacy.
The Pres is blasting CNN. Trump said, “FAKE NEWS CNN GOT CAUGHT! I NEVER SAID THAT DESERT STORM WAS IN THE VIET NAM WAR! I KNOW MY HUSTORY! DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR GEO WASHINGTON CAPTURED JFK AIRPORT! THAT’S WHAT WON THE WAR! THAT HAPPEND ON JULY 4, 1776! INDEPENDENCE_DAY
Is that a challenge?
What is worse for a society to do: own slaves and then give their lives to abolish slavery or sell your fellow men into slavery, engage in ethnic cleansing, eat your fellow men as African societies did? On a calculus of past atrocities America comes out well by comparison.
Close racial wage gap so families can participate in economy have hope for future. Open dialogue with black youth at school about behavior future wealth in world woth fewer iobs
Thank God
Nothing a few explosives won’t fix
If there is a will there is a way...
Size Matters
Oh it will come down, sooner or later, even if it chipped little by little and the mountain is detonated.
This tear down thing is so June 2020.
Challenge accepted.
Been there a few times.
Statues also a result of fine art.
Get the sand blaster
Take them all down. Confederate, MLK, Tubman... all of them. Don't name street names after either one as well. See how people like that.
Why was Mount Rushmore considered 'majestic and beautiful' by the fake news in 2008, but now all of a sudden, it's a negative thing? What changed? Oh I know! You've got Stage 4 Trump Derangement Syndrome now!
Oh goodie ABC is telling its little angry mindless mob what to target next Fan the flames you bastards fan the flames
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In Atlanta they call this, the worlds biggest monument to a losing cause.
Were there’s a will... FailedCultOfTheConfederacy
explosives...
Would only take a little creative chiseling to make that a Lord of the Rings monument...
Nuke it.
Good. I couldn't care less about monuments for the confederacy, but I'll be dammed if yall can just tear down what you dont like. I'll stand for this monument if anyone tried to tear it down illegally. Basta
A silver lining as our country is bullied and going batshit crazy
You can’t compare what happened in Germany and what happen in the south it’s two different things the Germans did experiments and tried to kill a race that isn’t what happen down south leave the shit alone. How about move the blank out of the USA
Beautiful...breath taking!
bazooka
Don’t put an idea into the mind and trigger the thugs to destroy America. Do your work as patriot and speaking the truth ABC
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You can’t change or sweep away anyone’s history by destroying monuments.
Two words RED PAINT
Here is ABC saying “hint hint, here are some other things you can try to destroy.”
high. explosives.
The people saying we should protect history are the same ones defunding education and vilifying higher education.
Leave it
We drove by yesterday. (Thinking it might be destroyed) It’s an amazingly beautiful park. Pretty much all of the patrons were black. Picnicking and hiking. I’m sure it’s coming down. But it won’t be the black community living in its shadow and enjoying it who does it.
Worst thing Lincoln did was allow the south to continue on. Should've enslaved all the whites for 30 years so they'd learn what they did. Instead of fostering the lies and bs of the lazy welfare white south.
There’s an awful lot of mothers in this country that should have swallowed starting with the mothers of every abc employee
Destroying history that the democrat party was for slavery , maybe
It's just democrats erasing their history so you won't learn about their atrocities.
There you go again ABC , fanning the flames , don't you have any good and informative news maybe like - Hydroxychloroquine in the latest studies can reduce deaths from the virus
In the future. We will see the destruction of Mount Rushmore monument as a new chapter in American History. Just like the destruction of the berlin wall was for Germany
Bamiyan!
Chisel Stone Mountain down to a tribute to Little Sorrel, Traveller and the other horse. Animals weren't the traitors.
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