Chicago pastor wants Washington, Jackson park be renamed, Washington statue removed.

[Pappy Jones]

Well, we saw this coming.

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/...-slave-owners/

Embedded vids at article link.

CHICAGO (CBS) — A Chicago pastor has asked the Emanuel administration to remove the names of two presidents who owned slaves from parks on the South Side, saying the city should not honor slave owners in black communities.A bronze statue of George Washington on horseback stands at the corner of 51st and King Drive, at the northwest entrance to Washington Park.
Bishop James Dukes, pastor of Liberation Christian Center, said he wants the statue gone, and he wants George Washington’s name removed from the park.

He suggested Washington Park could be named after former Mayor Harold Washington, and Jackson Park could be named after civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson or singer Michael Jackson.

[cancel2 2022]

Well, we saw this coming.

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/...-slave-owners/

Embedded vids at article link.

That's got to be taking the piss, surely?

[cawacko]

This is on the extreme but it begs the question of how far does this go and will what this pastor is asking for become mainstream one day?

[Pappy Jones]

That's got to be taking the piss, surely?

url looks legit, no spelling errors or other 'tells'. Also you can click the home tab, it's (currently) third article in the lest. Maybe they were hacked and haven't caught it yet? There are also legit google search links.

[evince]

if there were no statues anywhere would this country be a different place?



you cant agree with your fellow Americans



you hate people who are not like you



statues or not



you are the problem not statues

[Русский агент]

wuz this Rev Wright?

[Pappy Jones]

wuz this Rev Wright?

Was gonna say Rev Left, but it is Bishop James Dukes, pastor of Liberation Christian Center.

[Русский агент]

i just saw a lib saying that lee is still in history books so they aren't erasing history

love to know what those books have ben changed to say about America's Founders

bet it's not good or accurate amirite?

[PostmodernProphet]

why should Jessie have a park named after him?......

[Canceled.2018.1]

What if they gather enough sigs to rename MLK Blvd or Rosa Parks Ave?

[Canceled.2018.1]

why should Jessie have a park named after him?......

He is black and has a loud mouth on him.