The signs of change are everywhere, and they say “Move Talbot’s Confederate Monument.”
More than 100 properties in Easton are displaying these yellow and black signs, part of a project launched on New Year’s Day by Move the Monument Coalition.
“I wanted a yard sign because I never want there to be a doubt on where I stand, or which way my moral compass is pointing,” Easton resident Jazzmine Davis said. “Now more than ever, we must stand firm and on the right side of history.”
The coalition seeks to move the Confederate monument from the Talbot County Courthouse lawn. Dedicated in 1916 during the Jim Crow era, the statue is part of Talbot County’s history –but not one that should be memorialized next to the courthouse, the symbol of liberty and justice, the coalition maintains.
The coalition supports preserving history but believes the full history needs to be told of what the statue of the so-called Talbot Boy–holding a Confederate flag–represents.
“Anyone doubting the toxic residue of Talbot’s Confederate monument need only look at pictures of marauders storming the Capitol last week carrying Confederate flags,” coalition leader Denice Lombard said.
With the overwhelming success throughout downtown Easton, the coalition has already ordered more signs and is working to fulfill requests to spread them countywide.
Organizers are looking for people from neighborhoods throughout the county to serve as recruitment captains to help with sign distribution. Anyone interested in obtaining a sign or volunteering on behalf of the project should email [email protected] and be sure to like and follow the coalition on Facebook and Instagram.
James Richardson says
I welcome the yellow yard signs that are sprouting up all over Easton like spring daffodils. Like the season to come, they are a symbol of hope and renewal.
County Council – Move the Confederate Monument NOW!
Carol Rouse. says
It is history! Moving a monument is not going to change history.
Ezra Finkin says
I don’t think anyone will forget the civil war.
Buzz Baker says
Leave history alone and work on constructive matters!
Rev Julie Hart says
People Forget!
All I have heard is a plea to MOVE the monument-statue to a more appropriate setting. But what I listen to and read in The Star makes it sound like ‘they’ think the objective is to destroy the statue. The Court House is NOT an appropriate setting and it never was. It needs to find an appropriate historical setting.
Maybe with that clarification that it just be moved brings us to the place of working TOGETHER to find that place! And stop warring.
Peace,
Rev Julie Hart
Alice Marie Gravely says
Yes the Civil War is an unfortunate part of American history that involved treason and racism. We do not need to honor that time with a statue. The monument is unAmerican and should have been removed years ago. Actually, it never should have existed.
Ezra Finkin says
It would be great to see this image on one of the big billboards on Rte 50.
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I have written two responses to this article Why are you censoring??
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