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McKim

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21. This is Great News!

Mon Jun 15, 2020, 08:33 PM

Jun 2020

This is great news!!! Jefferson High School in Portland Oregon is THE public high school in the transitional Black Community. It’s time for a renaming. Jeff High has been a great high school back in the day before big cuts. Many Black leaders came from there. It’s time for MLK High or whatever the community wants. Past time for Jefferson to go! And yes he owned slaves and when he died they were not freed. Due to his debts, they were sold down the river to a harsh end in the cane fields!

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Thomas Jefferson statue toppled in Portland, Oregon [View all] killaphill Jun 2020 OP

While we're at it bucolic_frolic Jun 2020 #1

The Theatre of the Absurd in its 21st century form. Steelrolled Jun 2020 #8

Now its just mindless fun. milestogo Jun 2020 #2

A wingnut told me they got an Abe Lincoln statue somewhere IronLionZion Jun 2020 #3

It was in Mass LeftInTX Jun 2020 #4

not so fast.... killaphill Jun 2020 #5

I like the idea of designing a new statue IronLionZion Jun 2020 #14

Had children with his slave Sally Hemmings. Estate didn't free children, IIRC bobbieinok Jun 2020 #7

All of his children were freed upon his death. MoonchildCA Jun 2020 #12

Thanks for info. Hadn't realized that, bobbieinok Jun 2020 #16

Two of Sally's daughters gladium et scutum Jun 2020 #19

It's hard to find Confederate statues in Oregon. Sneederbunk Jun 2020 #6

perhaps we should establish a commission RussBLib Jun 2020 #9

How about simply opposing slavery and not owning any... LanternWaste Jun 2020 #13

Well, that rules out statues of indigenous Americans. cigsandcoffee Jun 2020 #23

Jefferson was a complicated guy melm00se Jun 2020 #24

His slaves were mortgaged. Scruffy1 Jun 2020 #30

So were a lot melm00se Jun 2020 #33

I spent my Junior year of HS in the Portland School District (1966) Johnyawl Jun 2020 #10

This is getting stupid Drahthaardogs Jun 2020 #11

This is what conservatives always said would happen Sarg Jun 2020 #15

Yes, those crafty conservatives saw this coming. n/t cigsandcoffee Jun 2020 #26

Whatever side you may come down on, warmfeet Jun 2020 #17

I Believe RobinA Jun 2020 #34

Did Jefferson own slaves? n/t TheFourthMind Jun 2020 #18

Over 600 in his life time gladium et scutum Jun 2020 #20

Yes, Jefferson did own slaves. Collimator Jun 2020 #22

This is Great News! McKim Jun 2020 #21

Now they've gone too far Polybius Jun 2020 #25

Can Lincoln be far behind? nt sarisataka Jun 2020 #27

For what reason? nt Gore1FL Jun 2020 #28

He was a white supremacist sarisataka Jun 2020 #29

It's true he was a Unionist. His first priority was that. Gore1FL Jun 2020 #31

True, he did achieve both things sarisataka Jun 2020 #32