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July 28, 2020 it. If only the first slaves were never exported out of Africa, because slavery in Europe had stopped by 1300, though servitude still happened. When the Federation was to invade the rebellious states, that was when people joined the armies in earnest, to protect their home and nation-state. I do not blame anyone to join a military to protect their homes and nation. Even Lee only joined after he knew of the invasion, and he had an illegal school for slaves, freed slaves, and paid for African Americans to return to Africa. As for the War Memorial on High and Court, I am afraid of its continuing use as false rallying point. When I first went to Raleigh NC for schooling in 2010, I would walk around the state building with all the civil war memorials from the 1800s. Barack Obama was the most powerful man in the world at the time, and white supremacy was a thing of the past. I would ask people of African decent what they thought of the civil war memorials as they visited the grounds. None of them cared because Obama was the president, and looked on them as a time that was overcome as a peoples. From that I know that the recent extremist riots and destruction of civil war memorials are Trump Reaction Anarchists that either don't know how the democratic process works or are anti-democratric. We could have easily removed those memorials to battlefields if Obama wanted it. What to do with the Monument? 1) In the least the monument needs a lot more additional historical information, for it is an item of an important part of history for this city. 2) As a civil engineer, I think the divided road of Middle Road, and High Street needs to be continued onto court Street. There is not enough foliage on Court Street on either side of the High street. I believe a monument for each war this town has participated in is a good idea down that street on the divided highway. I am new to the area, but I believe the statue is in the historic district or at least there is a sign next to the monument. The soldiers statues could be removed and placed in the local Civil War Museum. This would leave the memorial itself. 3) As an important ship building facility for that war and most others, a memorial boardwalk should be commissioned. Along the boardwalk the monument for the civil war, and ones like it should be placed for each war. Have the monuments without soilder statues as they are not needed for such a place. Include historical information for each war and its impact on the citys ship building facilities. Save the War Memorials and History. Many of formative morals come from the wars in the middle east. The amount of historical monuments the terrorists have destroyed in Asia is staggering. Don't let our monuments be destroyed because they offend delicate sensibilities. If I were to do that then I would start tearing off Hijabs because I know many Islamic ladies that view them as monuments to enslavement; problem is not everyone sees hijabs as monuments to enslavement; so I will never tear off someone's Hijab. Sean Hartung 1 High Street, apt 304 50. Contextualize the monument--this would require replacing the heads and cleaning up the paint. Get a historian from a museum to write up context Or fix up the statues and place them in the courthouse gallery along with a few USCT, women figures, Philippine statues, Native American figures, etc. in the gallery. This would require that the monument be fixed to say that it honors the country's military through time. Although it would be nice to have all the figures on the monument, it would be difficult to fit them there. Margaret Windley 443 Douglas Avenue 51. My name is Bracey Parr, and I reside at 11 Afton Parkway in Cradock. I appreciate the City’s COVID response by taking meeting virtual and ensuring the safety of Citizens. At the same time, nevertheless, Council must also ensure the ability of Citizens to exercise their rights, particularly 1st Amendment Rights. The same technologies that enable these virtual meetings between Council Members and City personnel also allow for the virtual, video participation of citizens. Why does Council not allow citizens, as they are able, to join the meetings, share their video, and