Does the Thomas Jefferson statue on the MU campus need an interpretive sign?
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Does the Thomas Jefferson statue on the MU campus need an interpretive sign?

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Does the Thomas Jefferson statue on the MU campus need an interpretive sign?
A University of Missouri System task force recommended an interpretive sign next to Thomas Jefferson's statue on the University of Missouri campus to teach people about the foun... Show More
A University of Missouri System task force recommended an interpretive sign next to Thomas Jefferson's statue on the University of Missouri campus to teach people about the founding father's complex legacy. Show Less
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Vernon Taylor
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Vernon Taylor

We need to be reminded - even though the PC destroyers would have us not.

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Wendi Newman
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Wendi Newman

You can not use the argument that this symbol of racism is educational as your reason to leave it up if you're unwilling to educate people about it, right there on the spot. Provide a plaque or remove the racist statue.

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Max
Max

Everything is racist to a liberal.

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Does the Thomas Jefferson statue on the MU campus need an interpretive sign?
The conversation about the statue started with demands for its removal because of Jefferson's status as a slaveholder who fathered several children with an enslaved woman. Other... Show More
The conversation about the statue started with demands for its removal because of Jefferson's status as a slaveholder who fathered several children with an enslaved woman. Others say there's no need for a marker because Jefferson's primary legacy is as a founder. Show Less
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Joe Pangborn
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Joe Pangborn

If American history is being taught in our schools, then everyone should know the good and bad sides of Thomas Jefferson. I don't think we need to have a sign explaining that.

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K Tucker
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K Tucker

If people want to know the history of Thomas Jefferson then they need to research it and come to their own conclusions. Interpretive signs can be, and most likely will be, used to push one towards one conclusion over the other, depending on what message about the statute they want conveyed.

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Fred Colbern
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Fred Colbern

The real question is - what is your opinion of graduates of UM? Where I live, it's not good at all. No one around here has any respect for UM grads, and rightfully so.

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Ed Stephens
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Ed Stephens

If people want to know more, do the research.

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William Allbritain
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William Allbritain

If we're going to start providing context about the lives of men honored by statues, I suggest starting with George Floyd.

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Max
Max

You win the Post of the Day.

Max
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Max

He was one of the Fathers of our Nation. Things were different then, and times have changed. People need to get over themselves.

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