38 • CORNELIUS TODAY • September 2017
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‘Cleansing history at Confederate monument’ your ancestors s la ves? Although they lost, these statues are a painful reminder thatAfrican American history in this country derives from slavery. Has anyone who supports these monuments ever for a single second thought of this from a different perspective? No, probably not. From Mark: T hough we should learn from history I believe these monuments should be moved to museums and out of public domain.
From Lacie: Has anyone considered what it must feel like to be the descendants of slaves and to know that the C onfederacy fought to keep
From Nils: Here is what I wish could happen. Southern soldiers and Northern soldiers both suffered tremendously: 600,000 dead and many more injured. Rather than have Confederate monuments and Union monu-
ments, we should have only...Civil War monuments... that honor all the dead because, they were all countrymen. But another issue here that gets forgotten in our white world… Slaves suffered and sacrificed more than all the soldiers did. Slaves not only have no monument to honor their ancestors, they had their ancestry stolen from them. Think about that. Most have no clue what country their ancestors were kidnapped from. Think about that as you fret over a fallen statue. So, I think we need to honor our slaves too. They need a memorial. They need recognition. They need everyone to recognize that much of the early wealth and success of our nationwas built on their backs. In the end we need to honor all those before us who suffered to build this nation we have inherited.
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Our biggest fundraiser of the year. Your help as a sponsor, golfer, or silent auction item donator helps us help kids in our community. Some of the ways we do this: •Supports Key Clubs, a community service club for students in 6 local high school •Supports NC Musical Minds •Runs the Terrific Kids program in elementary schools •Sponsors the Aktion Club, a community service club for adults with disabilities •Donated funds for the Splashville Park in Cornelius
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