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PLEASE VOTE TO HELP GET RID OF RACIST STATUES IN A BLACK TOWN!

Richmond, Virginia was the capital of the Confederacy aka the side that defended slavery in the American civil war. During segregation, all these disgusting statues honoring slave-owning traitors were put up to look down on all of us like “remember, white supremacy!” on a street that’s always been predominately black. OUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER IS VERY CONSERVATIVE, AND THEY’RE HOSTING A POLL ON WHETHER THE MONUMENTS SHOULD BE TAKEN DOWN. RIGHT NOW, THE RACISTS ARE VERY AHEAD. 

PLEASE VOTE IN THIS POLL! This is THE newspaper in the city, it has a HUGE impact on swaying local government. PLEASE HELP GET THESE RACIST STATUES OUT OF A BLACK TOWN!

NO is winning by a long stretch. FUCK THAT

No is about 4000 votes ahead rn please take 2 seconds to vote YESin favor of tearing down monuments built to glorify white supremacy. You dont have to enter any personal information or anything, just vote and hit submit.

it’s super quick to vote and we’re 200 behind on ‘yes’ right now. 

If you’re feeling conflicted and ‘but US history!’ is bouncing around in your head, remember: 

The confederates were not americans. 

They wanted to form their own country where they could keep owning people. They Were. Not. American. This is their history and they lost and they need to continue to lose if we are ever going to go forward. 

Reblogging as a Virginian who is 100% on board with removing these statues.

Yes has pulled ahead, no doubt in part by our efforts.