Robert E. Lee statue permanently taken down

Robert E. Lee statue permanently taken down

THE CENTER OF TOWN, THE CENTEROF CONTROVERSY.

GOOD EVENING,I’M JANE MONREAL - PATRICK NOLANIS OFF TONIGHT.ROBERT E.

LEE’S VISAGE WILL NOLONGER BE SEEN IN DOWNTOWN FORTMYERS AFTER THE CITY COUNCILDECIDED TO PERMANENTLY KEEP HISBUST OFF ITS PEDESTAL.FOX 4’S CHRISTINA EVANS WAS ATTHAT MEETING - AND AT A PROTESTOUTSIDE MEANT TO REINFORCE WHATLEE STOOD FOR SO MANY DECADESAGO.(29-33)(113-119)(Cries)I cant breathe..

That’s all Iwant to say I cant breathe..Robert E Lee represents to me ’Icant breathe’A MOM AND DAUGHTER WRAPPED INDAUGHTER A MOM AND me ’I cantbreathe’E Lee represents to cantbreathe..

Robert all I want tosay I I cant breathe..

That’sall I want to say I cantbreathe..

Robert E Leerepresents to me ’I cantbreathe’A MOM AND DAUGHTER WRAPPED INCHAINS, WHILE A FATHER IS ON HISHANDS AND KNEES WITH A ROPEWRAPPED AROUND HIS NECK.THIS IS THE PEACEFUL PROTEST OFLEE COUNTY’S RE-ENACTMENT OFWHAT SLAVE AUCTIONS WERE LIKEHERE IN AMERICA.BUT WHY IS THIS HAPPENING ON THESTEPS OF CITY HALL?To you he was good!

But to me,he was not!He stood for white supremacy, hestood for the traditional rolesin this world to keep his feeton my neck per say because yougotta keep somebody down inorder for you to get upTHIS IS A CALL TO PERMANENTLYREMOVE THE ROBERT E LEE STATUEFROM DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS.THE BUST WAS PUT UP IN THE1960’━BEFORE IT WAS TEMPORARILYREMOVED BACK IN JUNE OF THISYEAR.AND EVER SINCE THE━ THE CITYCOUNCIL HAS BEEN GOING BACK ANDFORTH ABOUT WHAT TO DO WITH THECONTROVERSIAL MONUMENT.THE SON’S AND DAUGHTERS OFCONFEDERATE VETERANS HAVE LONGFOUGHT TO KEEP LEE’S STATUE UP.BUT TODA━ IN A LONG AWAITVOT━ THE CITY COUNCIL DECIDEDTO PERMANENTLY REMOVE THEST