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RE: OT: Goodbye Jackson, Ashby, Maury etc etc etc ...
Well, it's my fault that this is a thread, so I guess I'll make some sort of substantive comment. Look, we can keep it civil, and it does concern our school.

The notion of changing long-named buildings, or demolishing markers, simply because they offend our modern sensibilities, irritates me. The fact of the matter is that with some rare exceptions most historical figures, just like modern day ones, are generally not all good or all bad. There is nuance in the world, and our historical predecessors made choices that we wouldn't necessarily make today. These buildings have had those names for decades. They shouldn't be renamed. For many reasons I detest Woodrow Wilson, but I would also detest the idea of changing the name of Wilson Hall. Why? Because our historical predecessors gave the building that name - that's its name. I'm not triggered, and do not break down in tears, every time I have to pass by the Woodrow Wilson birthplace here in Staunton, nor when I enter Wilson Hall. We should leave the names in place and yet have intelligent discussions about the merits or demerits of these men.

As for the Confederate soldiers being "traitors to the United States," one doesn't have to admire the Confederacy (I don't) to understand that Ashby, Jackson and Maury were military men defending what they understood to be their country from what they believed was a foreign invasion. They weren't saints, but they weren't demons, either.

So there's my two cents. Go Dukes.
08-25-2017 09:50 PM
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