I agree with Steve. We should not hide or disregard these events. DeWayne Townsend Cooper
> Regarding the "memorial" for the River-Lake Tabernacle, everyone > seems to be assuming that a "memorial" means a saying something nice > about something not very nice. Why not a memorial that says "On this > spot the River-Lake Tabernacle used to exist. For 50 years, it preached > anti-Semitism now known as a disgraceful episode in the history of the > city." Just because it's a "memorial" doesn't mean that you're > commemorating something positive. It may actually be more important to > remember the revolting things that happen in history so that they are > not repeated. > > One example, I understand that in Duluth a memorial is being placed > where several blacks were lynched about 100 years ago. Duluth is doing > that to remind everyone of the effect of racism. It might be > appropriate in Minneapolis to say somewhere, "Remember that this was > once a very anti-Semitic city. Don't let it happen again." _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@;mnforum.org Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
