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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPetition wants OutKast added to Stone Mountain next to Confederate leaders
I'm down with that. OutKast was probably more responsible than any other group for making Atlanta the hip hop center it is today. Stone Mountain needs some Dirty South.
http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/07/petition-wants-outkast-added-to-stone-mountain-next-to-confederate-leaders/
Recent tragic events have lead to a movement in the South to rid itself of public, government-supported displays of Confederate iconography. Most of the fight has focused on the Rebel flag (insert Star Wars joke), but a new petition launched by the Atlanta chapter of the NAACP is taking aim at something a bit harder to take down: The relief carved into Stone Mountain.
The centerpiece of Stone Mountain Park is the mountain itself, featuring a carving of Confederate leaders Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee and Thomas Stonewall Jackson. While the NAACP wants the thing completely removed, another petitioner on MoveOn.org is seeking a compromise. Mack Williams launched the petition, noting that he believes its important to recognize the history and heritage of all Georgians, but that the image on Stone Mountain only represents a small, regrettable time in the history of the Peach State. Thus, he wants to add OutKast members Big Boi and André 3000 riding a Caddie next to Lee and the boys.
By no means do we wish to erase or destroy the current carving, which, regardless of its context, is an impressive and historic work of art, reads the petition. We simply wish to add new carvings, of Atlanta hip-hop duo Outkast, to the mountainside. Theres plenty of room.
While clearly a joke, it actually makes a lot of sense. As former Georgia Democrat Ed Kilgore notes, Jackson shouldnt even be on the mountain to begin with. He was only added because Lees real military adjutant, lifelong Georgia native James Longstreet, ended up supporting voting rights for ex-slaves and backed (and even played a role in) military reconstruction in the South. Kilgore adds that, Among other interesting traits, Jackson favored a policy of executing Union prisoners of war, based on his reading of Old Testament precedents. Thats the man up there with Davis and Lee on Stone Mountain.
The centerpiece of Stone Mountain Park is the mountain itself, featuring a carving of Confederate leaders Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee and Thomas Stonewall Jackson. While the NAACP wants the thing completely removed, another petitioner on MoveOn.org is seeking a compromise. Mack Williams launched the petition, noting that he believes its important to recognize the history and heritage of all Georgians, but that the image on Stone Mountain only represents a small, regrettable time in the history of the Peach State. Thus, he wants to add OutKast members Big Boi and André 3000 riding a Caddie next to Lee and the boys.
By no means do we wish to erase or destroy the current carving, which, regardless of its context, is an impressive and historic work of art, reads the petition. We simply wish to add new carvings, of Atlanta hip-hop duo Outkast, to the mountainside. Theres plenty of room.
While clearly a joke, it actually makes a lot of sense. As former Georgia Democrat Ed Kilgore notes, Jackson shouldnt even be on the mountain to begin with. He was only added because Lees real military adjutant, lifelong Georgia native James Longstreet, ended up supporting voting rights for ex-slaves and backed (and even played a role in) military reconstruction in the South. Kilgore adds that, Among other interesting traits, Jackson favored a policy of executing Union prisoners of war, based on his reading of Old Testament precedents. Thats the man up there with Davis and Lee on Stone Mountain.
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Petition wants OutKast added to Stone Mountain next to Confederate leaders (Original Post)
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Adenoid_Hynkel
(14,093 posts)1. Put Tyler Perry and Chris Tucker on the other side
Last edited Thu Jul 16, 2015, 01:57 AM - Edit history (1)
and David Cross as Ronnie Dobbs can ride double on one of the horses.
Then the notables of Atlanta will be truly represented.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)2. I like it. The darn monument needs some reminder those confederates were wrong.
brer cat
(24,646 posts)3. I want to add James Brown.
That mountain needs some soul.