Confederate monuments will be topic of UiC large group meeting this month
Dr. Hilary N. Green, Davidson College, Professor of Africana Studies
April 14. Guest speaker Hilary N. Green, Davidson College, professor of Africana Studies, will explore the topic “Confederate Monuments — what’s all the fuss?” at the Unity in Community large group meeting Saturday, April 29.
Green will speak on what was the catalyst for the Civil War, the aftermath and the purpose of monuments, including their legacy.
Her presentation will be 10 am to noon April 29 at the Davidson United Methodist Church Chapel, 302 S. Main St., Davidson.
There will be a Q&A as well as round-table discussions.
Green, who has a Ph.D. in history from UNC Chapel Hill, explores the intersections of race, class and gender in pre-1920 African American history, Reconstruction Studies and Civil War Memory.
Prior to coming to Davidson for the Vann Professor of Ethics in Society, 2020-2021, Green worked as an associate professor in the Department of Gender and Race Studies at The University of Alabama.
Local Confederate monument
A monument stands in front of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, on a square of privately owned property, and commemorates the local Confederate dead.
It shows a Confederate Common Soldier statue atop a tall tapered column.The soldier stands at parade rest, facing north with his rifle resting on the ground.
The church would like the monument removed, but has not been successful in its effort.
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The monument needs to be removed. It’s a disgrace to the town yo have it on such public display.
UIC should focus their efforts on more constructive endeavors. The battle to remove this monument – which stands on the grounds where they used to hold an old soldiers’ reunion that attracted thousands of veterans and their families for many years – is such an uphill fight that it doesn’t seem worth UIC’s time and expense. Just ignore the monument and invest your energy in making positive improvements in the day-to-day life of the community and those you serve.
Everyone is so “pro history” unless they find it offensive to them today. I thought history was just that history. It was this way in this time but we have to learn from all the tragedy and the good so we can teach our kids on what to or not to do.
This is not a monument to dead soldiers. It’s a monument to white supremacy & Jim Crow. If I posted a billboard with a swastika & Hitler on my private spit of property within sight of the center of town, would you like being identified with that symbol of hate and degradation? I think not.
Whenever a comment is provided that is not to the liking of our town board, they claim “you already said that.” Lies.