So I don’t see the point in making a big deal out of it.”
“What’s the point? Someone spent a lot of time. He was a prisoner of war,” she said, interrupting herself to add that she considers herself to be a liberal Democrat.
“My great-grandfather fought in the civil war. Some of the white tourists on a recent visit agreed with Thurmond, including Margie Legg, 67, visiting her daughter from Maryland. Picnic baskets abound when the sun is out, and hikers crawl up past the carving. Most days, visitors to the park are diverse, he points out. “he visible image of Stone Mountain's edifice remains a blight on our state and should be removed.”īut the politics of the issue are difficult – not least because you can’t easily take down a sculpture carved into side of a mountain – and more recently Abrams has said that although she stands by her position, dealing with the monument is not top of her list of priorities. “Confederate monuments belong in museums where we can study and reflect on that terrible history, not in places of honor across our state,” she wrote.
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Stacey Abrams, the Democratic candidate in Georgia, who is running in a hotly contested race to try to shift the long-time red state blue – and become the nation’s first black female governor in the process – has previously criticised the monument.Īfter the Charlottesville violence at the Unite the Right rally last August, Abrams condemned the carving in a series of tweets.
A 2016 Southern Poverty Law Center report estimates more than 170 monuments to the Confederacy still stand in GeorgiaĬonfederate monuments belong in museums where we can study and reflect on that terrible history Stacey Abrams, in 2017Īs a movement grows to remove Confederate symbols across the US – including tearing down statues and lowering Confederate flags from state facilities – fresh attention is being paid to the biggest Confederate monument of all. In 2017, calls came for the memorial to be removed after a white supremacist killed a woman, Heather Heyer, at a far-right rally in Charlottesville, sparking a national movement to rid the country of Confederate monuments. Stone Mountain Park has since grown to become Georgia’s most popular tourist destination, with approximately four million visitors annually The sculpture was unveiled in 1970, and in recent years a laser light show has been projected on to the face. Work continued on the sculpture through the 1960s, even as Atlanta emerged as a centre of the civil rights movement. In 1963, the state resumed work on the Confederate sculpture – the same year Dr Martin Luther King proclaimed in his famous I Have A Dream speech, “Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia!”. In 1958, the state of Georgia bought Stone Mountain in order to create a Confederate memorial park. (Borglum later created the Mount Rushmore sculpture.) Shortly therafter the UDC ran out of money and the sculpture was shelved A Klansman - sculptor Gutzon Borglum - was commissioned and started work, but quit in 1925. Samuel Venable, a Klansman and quarry operator who owned the property, deeded its north face to the United Daughters of the Confederacy, (UDC), which planned the original carving. The origins of the sculpture date back to 1915, when 15 men burned a cross atop the mountain and marked the founding of the modern Ku Klux Klan. Get outside for hiking, biking, or kayaking as you explore 3,200 acres of parkland. Explore the attractions within Stone Mountain Park, including seasonal entertainment for children. of indoor and outdoor venue space, perfect for weddings, trade shows, or conferences. Our lakefront conference center boasts 64,000 sq. Take your pick of multiple dining options including daily breakfast daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner at Waterside Restaurant, grill favorites from The Commons, and grab-and-go options from Mountain Brew Café. Take a dip in our heated indoor or outdoor pool, work out in our 24/7 gym, or practice your swing on our 36-hole golf course. Set within Stone Mountain Park – Georgia’s most visited attraction – our pet-friendly hotel offers newly renovated guestrooms with private balconies offering nature, pool, or lake views. Surround yourself with the beauty of Stone Mountain, GA at Atlanta Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort. Welcome to Atlanta Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort Discover our lakefront hotel in Stone Mountain Park
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