Charleston Currents – Confederate

NEW for 6/22: On taking down a monument and repealing an act

IN THIS EDITION
TODAY’S FOCUS: Council vote may bring down Calhoun statue this week
COMMENTARY, Brack: Repeal the Heritage Act this week
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston Gaillard Center
NEWS BRIEFS: On the Heritage Act, Fresh Future Farm and coronavirus
FEEDBACK: State fortunate to have Elmore as future doctor
MYSTERY PHOTO: Pretty gazebo begs question, “Where am I?”
CALENDAR: Redux exhibit now open
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Denmark Vesey

by Charleston Currents · 06/22/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

Statue of Confederate Gen. Wade Hampton is pointed toward the S.C. Statehouse.

BRACK: Let’s take new middle path on Confederate monuments

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | Mention the word “Confederate” these days and you sound like you’re itching for an argument. It shouldn’t be that way.

For months across the South, there have been calls to remove Confederate monuments or to rename buildings or streets honoring long dead Confederate soldiers. At the same time, others have said to leave the statues and names alone.

by Andy Brack · 09/05/2017 · 1 comment · Andy Brack, Views

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FOCUS: Charleston has common-sense approach to historical statues

By Robert S. Carr, special to Charleston Currents | George Santayana, a Spanish philosopher, essayist, poet and novelist, is probably best known for his often proclaimed and lampooned quote, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” If that thought is accurate, what does it say about the future of those who tear down monuments to the past?

Mayor John Tecklenburg of Charleston has the right idea. Instead of tearing down monuments that may offend some, he is quoted as saying in The Post and Courier: “The whole story of our history needs to be told. I intend to be complete and truthful about our history and add context and add to the story instead of taking away.”

by Charleston Currents · 08/21/2017 · 1 comment · Focus, Good news

FEEDBACK: Leave ‘em up or take ‘em down

Today’s issue includes two letters on a recent commentary about whether to keep Confederate statues on town squares. One suggests to keep ’em up to continue to be reminded of the past; another says to put ’em in a museum. Also, a letter on help for first responders.

by Charleston Currents · 05/09/2016 · Comments are Disabled · Feedback

BRACK: Trip brings thoughts on Confederate monuments, museum

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | It was uncomfortable to feel the piercing gaze of a stone Confederate soldier in the town square in Tuskegee, Ala., as African American residents set up tents to sell T-shirts, bracelets, food, candles, shea butter, books and bric-a-brac at an annual festival celebrating inventor George Washington Carver.

by Andy Brack · 05/02/2016 · Comments are Disabled · Andy Brack, Views