The Washington Post managed to convince the people involved in the melting-down of a statue of Robert E. Lee to allow a reporter and videographer for the paper to record to process...with no names or places included to protect those involved:
"Finding a foundry to take on a project like this one was hardly an easy task. Plenty of people said no. But the owner of this foundry, a Black man, said he didn’t feel like he had a choice.
“It is time to dismantle this hate, this infection that has plagued our
beautiful country,” he said. “It is time to rid these icons of hate.”
“The risk is being targeted by people of hate, having my business damaged, having threats to family and friends,” he said. Yet, “when you are approached with such an honor, especially to destroy hate, you have to do it.”
Read the story and watch the video HERE.
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