In February 2017, the Charlottesville, VA City Council voted in favor of removing the statues of General Robert E. Lee and General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson from public parks in the city. Prevalent characters in any American history book, these two men served as leaders of the Confederate military. For their integral roles in the Civil War, they were honored with statues, erected in Charlottesville public parks in the early 1920’s. Due to the sensitive nature of what these statues may represent, the Council agreed to have them taken down. Supporters of preserving the historical significance of the statues, however, disagreed with the Council’s decision, and filed a lawsuit against the city in March 2017. Continue reading
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Joe Biden to Respond to Newton School Shooting and Gun Control
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Vice President Joe Biden is supposed to speak in response to the Newton, Connecticut shooting of 20 children and six teachers. In Obama’s speech during the services for the children and teachers he said that he wanted to, “use whatever this power holds,” in order to keep this incident from happening again. Today Biden will address not only gun control but also that of mental health illnesses.