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Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts) Sat Jul 18, 2020, 12:03 AM Jul 2020

The Edmund Pettus Bridge, named after a member of the KKK, should be renamed after John Lewis.

Replace these statues and monuments of hate with those who fought the hate and made America a much better country.

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The Edmund Pettus Bridge, named after a member of the KKK, should be renamed after John Lewis. (Original Post) Drunken Irishman Jul 2020 OP

John Lewis Freedom Bridge. MontanaMama Jul 2020 #1

Agree completely. That's just starters for this great person. Hoyt Jul 2020 #2

Absolutely! Cha Jul 2020 #3

+1000 smirkymonkey Jul 2020 #4

Absolutely! Withywindle Jul 2020 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author morillon Jul 2020 #6

Of course it should. The connection to John Lewis is so much stronger. Stinky The Clown Jul 2020 #7

I don't think that's a good idea. mobeau69 Jul 2020 #8

It would be appropriate to tear down the Pettus bridge lastlib Jul 2020 #9

Agree. n/t sammythecat Jul 2020 #19

And while we're at it there are a lot of empty pedestals Withywindle Jul 2020 #10

Yes!! KT2000 Jul 2020 #11

Right on!! OregonBlue Jul 2020 #12

Excellent idea! BadgerMom Jul 2020 #13

Immediately! dchill Jul 2020 #14

YES! hlthe2b Jul 2020 #15

OH HELL YEAH. BumRushDaShow Jul 2020 #16

Indeed! 👍 Duppers Jul 2020 #17

Perfectly appropriate. Greybnk48 Jul 2020 #18

Yes ... absolutely. DenverJared Jul 2020 #20

Given that the bridge is in Alabama, and that naming MineralMan Jul 2020 #21

MontanaMama

(23,364 posts)

1. John Lewis Freedom Bridge.

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Sat Jul 18, 2020, 12:05 AM

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Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

2. Agree completely. That's just starters for this great person.

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Sat Jul 18, 2020, 12:17 AM

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Cha

(297,877 posts)

3. Absolutely!

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Sat Jul 18, 2020, 12:18 AM

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Link to tweet

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

4. +1000

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Sat Jul 18, 2020, 12:20 AM

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Withywindle

(9,988 posts)

5. Absolutely!

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Sat Jul 18, 2020, 12:21 AM

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Should have been done while he was here to appreciate it, but now's better than never.

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morillon This message was self-deleted by its author.

Stinky The Clown

(67,832 posts)

7. Of course it should. The connection to John Lewis is so much stronger.

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Sat Jul 18, 2020, 12:41 AM

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Edmund Pettus was a senior officer in the Confederate Army ( <--- means TRAITOR ) who served as a US Senator *and* a KKK Grand Dragon. He deserves scorn, not a bridge named after him.

This is a no brainer.

mobeau69

(11,163 posts)

8. I don't think that's a good idea.

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Sat Jul 18, 2020, 01:07 AM

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First of all it’s an old pos bridge not worthy to have a hero’s name. There are other reasons that I would have difficulty articulating right now.

If it wasn’t the EP Bridge it would have been torn down and replaced long ago. Leave it stand as a reminder of the hate and bigotry that John and other hero’s conquered.

lastlib

(23,344 posts)

9. It would be appropriate to tear down the Pettus bridge

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Sat Jul 18, 2020, 01:11 AM

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and build a new John Lewis Freedom Bridge. Out with the old, worthless POS, in with the new.

sammythecat

(3,568 posts)

19. Agree. n/t

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Sat Jul 18, 2020, 11:24 AM

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Withywindle

(9,988 posts)

10. And while we're at it there are a lot of empty pedestals

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Sat Jul 18, 2020, 01:47 AM

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where statues of racist men used to be. Good time to start honoring Black heroes and heroines. We've had plenty of them, and more coming forward every day.

KT2000

(20,597 posts)

11. Yes!!

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Sat Jul 18, 2020, 02:06 AM

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Certainly that can be done soon.

OregonBlue

(7,755 posts)

12. Right on!!

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Sat Jul 18, 2020, 02:15 AM

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BadgerMom

(2,771 posts)

13. Excellent idea!

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Sat Jul 18, 2020, 02:56 AM

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Who could get this ball rolling?

dchill

(38,578 posts)

14. Immediately!

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Sat Jul 18, 2020, 03:05 AM

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hlthe2b

(102,448 posts)

15. YES!

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Sat Jul 18, 2020, 08:34 AM

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BumRushDaShow

(129,741 posts)

16. OH HELL YEAH.

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Sat Jul 18, 2020, 08:34 AM

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Duppers

(28,127 posts)

17. Indeed! 👍

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Sat Jul 18, 2020, 10:39 AM

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Said so earlier.

Let's honor the truly Honorable.

Greybnk48

(10,178 posts)

18. Perfectly appropriate.

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Sat Jul 18, 2020, 11:03 AM

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For some reason I thought that it was already agreed upon, but maybe I heard someone like the Rev suggest it on a talk show.

DenverJared

(457 posts)

20. Yes ... absolutely.

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Sat Jul 18, 2020, 11:28 AM

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MineralMan

(146,339 posts)

21. Given that the bridge is in Alabama, and that naming

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Sat Jul 18, 2020, 11:31 AM

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of the bridge would be a state matter, I doubt that the Alabama legislature and Governor would think highly of that idea, somehow. If Alabama is like most states, naming of bridges and highways is a function the legislature handles, with the Governor signing any such naming.

I believe Alabama is about the last state that would do such a thing, somehow.

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