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In reply to the discussion: Thousands Call For The Removal Of A Statue Of Abraham Lincoln With 'Degrading Racial Undertones' [View all]treestar
(82,383 posts)claims that Obama, by bowing as was the tradition of the foreign leaders he was meeting, showed deference and submission to them. This man in the statue is not bowing in some sense of superiority of Lincoln. He's about to get up from a forcibly lowered position. Lincoln is there because he was of some help, and represents where the man can soon be when he stands up.
It's one thing to take down a symbol of someone who supported the Confederacy, but extending it to anyone who owned slaves would take down the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial and close up Monticello and Mt. Vernon.
In Wilmington, Delaware the iconic statue of Caesar Rodney was taken down. He lived in the "southern" part of Delaware, which had slavery. He owned slaves. He also signed the Declaration of Independence. Which matters more, in light of the society at the time?
https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2020/06/12/wilmington-remove-christopher-columbus-caesar-rodney-statues/3175003001/
Includes a photo of Obama speaking in front of the statue.