When I attended medical school in Virginia during the 1980’s, Jefferson was absolutely venerated by the locals. They were justifiably proud of his legacy:
First Civil War Heroes, Now Founders
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Well they tried with the William Penn statue but got strong push back.
“The National Park Service’s proposed removal of a statue of William Penn from Philadelphia’s Welcome Park turned out to be short-lived. Announced on Jan. 5, 2024, the proposal was quickly pulled from consideration due to a public firestorm.
The Republican leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives accused the Biden administration of attempting to “cancel William Penn out of whole cloth.” The proposal was, he said, an example of contemporary left-wing “wokeism.” The state’s Democratic governor had also opposed the plans.
Setting aside debates over whether the statue should remain in its Welcome Park location or not, however, you could ask a slightly different question: Should there be a statue at all?
Born in London in 1644, Penn spent the better part of his adult life advocating against the persecution of religious dissenters. King Charles II granted him an American colony in 1681; he traveled to America the following year, arriving on the ship Welcome – hence the name, Welcome Park.”
Fred, perhaps Biden wants to force the state of Pennsylvania to change its name? That would seem the only logical outcome…