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slightlypsychicparade:

thatpettyblackgirl:

No kneeling. No marching.#BlackExcellence

Ugh. Okay, this is NOT the whole story.

The city of Memphis wanted the statues removed, but their state’s legislature decided to be a big bag of dicks about it and passed a law forbidding them from doing so.

To get around this, a plan was devised: the city could sell the parks to a private organization and now that it was private property, the state couldn’t tell them what they could and couldn’t do with that property.

The city counsel voted under cover of darkness to sell the park to the non-profit run by these men, and construction vehicles immediately moved in to remove the statues. They were gone by morning.

Like… this is still #BlackExcellence because (and correct me if I’m wrong here) Memphis is a predominantly black city. I just think it’s important to remember that this was a community effort and not the work of individuals. Fascists love to worship the narratives of “Great Men.” It is the responsibility of the resistance to remember that nothing can happen without the support of the community.

In retaliation the Tennessee State legislature removed $250,000 from their appropriations bill that was supposed to fund Memphis’ Bicentennial celebration this year