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‘Homage to hate, not heritage’: Pelosi demands removal of all Confederate statues from US Capitol
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called for all Confederate statues in Congress to be removed, insisting they represent “cruelty and barbarism” and are a “grotesque affront” to American ideals.
The call to scrap the monuments came on Thursday, with Pelosi penning a letter to the Library of Congress demanding the statues be taken down, arguing they do not “embody our highest ideals as Americans.”
“Monuments to men who advocated cruelty and barbarism to achieve such a plainly racist end are a grotesque affront to these ideals,” Pelosi said, referring to the Confederacy and its drive to preserve chattel slavery in the South.
Their statues pay homage to hate, not heritage. They must be removed.
The statues which fill the halls of Congress should reflect our highest ideals as Americans. Today, I am once again calling for the removal from the U.S. Capitol of the 11 statues representing Confederate soldiers and officials. These statues pay homage to hate, not heritage.
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) June 10, 2020
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