20200619 小新聞

The gold-framed portraits of four former Speakers of the House of Representatives who shared ties to the Confederacy have been removed from the walls of the U.S. Capitol. https://abcn.ws/3hJwN9u    ABC News 20200618

【縛雞之見】

The Capitol removed 4 paintings of Robert Hunter of Virginia, who served as speaker from 1839 to 1841, Howell Cobb of Georgia, 1849 to 1851, James Orr of South Carolina, 1857 to 1859, and Charles Crisp of Georgia, 1891 to 1895.

Is this a move to consolidate the U.S. as a whole, or it can remove the slave support, or it will tear the U.S. apart?

 

NYC Council Seeks to Oust Thomas Jefferson Statue From City Hall

Several New York City Council members on Thursday called for the removal of a Thomas Jefferson statue from City Hall, saying the “well-known slave owner is a reminder of the injustices that have...    bloomberg.com 20200618

【縛雞之見】

Removing the statute of Thomas Jefferson, one of the founding fathers of the U.S., is not the same thing as removing four paintings of the Speakers of the House of Representatives.