William Jackson Christian and Warren Edmund Christian state clearly why the statue of their ancestor, the Confederate general, should be removed. “Our sense of justice leads us to believe that removing the Stonewall statue and other monuments should be part of a larger project of actively mending the racial disparities that hundreds of years of white supremacy have wrought. . . . We choose to celebrate Stonewall’s sister—our great-great-grandaunt—Laura Jackson Arnold. As an adult Laura became a staunch Unionist and abolitionist. ” Read the complete article by clicking here.
The Monuments Must Go: An open letter from the great-great-grandsons of Stonewall Jackson.
by lindaoppenheim | Aug 17, 2017 | Opinion | 0 comments