Comments on: Erasing history, one park at a time

By: Roger Hubregtse

Roger Hubregtse — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 01:35:19 +0000

In reply to Robert Campbell. Thanks for using the facts. Carry on.

By: Roger Hubregtse

Roger Hubregtse — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 01:32:22 +0000

This is a great article in the 6/19/25 issue of the Rapid City Journal. Carry on.

By: steve howze

steve howze — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 03:06:10 +0000

the SC massacre would never have happened if the indian men had not started the Colorado war. the indian men started the Colorado war, as a war of ethnic cleansing and genocide to drive the whites from Colorado after the us army had departed to fight the civil war. Gov Evans tried for a peace treaty but was rebuffed. the indian men put their women and children in a village under a white flag while the men massacred white families. the village did included warriors who were fighting. the Colorado war was stupid and never could have succeeded. So, its the indian men who are to blame for the horrible massacre. that’s what happens in war. at the end of teh war casualties were about equal. lets tell the whole story

By: Roberta Sanders

Roberta Sanders — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 14:20:27 +0000

In reply to Perry Langford. Thank you.

By: Robert Campbell

Robert Campbell — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 22:08:10 +0000

In reply to Perry Langford. Thomas Jefferson was a slaveholder. That's why his statue was removed in New York City. Statues of Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson and other Confederate figures were removed because they were also slaveowners and they fought against the U.S. in the Civil War. Had they won, slavery would still be legal. Hard to imagine a worse human evil than slavery. As for the military bases, we have far more deserving people we could name our bases after. I agree that the mural in San Francisco should stay. And that we should discuss before we destroy. But one statue in Washington, D.C. (still standing) pales beside what what happened to our nation's capital on Jan. 6 and the blame for that riot is squarely on the right. Let's not erase that.

By: Perry Langford

Perry Langford — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 18:28:20 +0000

I certainly agree that removing negative history from our national parks and monuments is not a good idea. However it is important to note that other similar deeds have been taken in recent years by what might be considered “left leaning” or even radically progressive cities, states, and/or federal departments. Examples: removal of the bust of Thomas Jefferson from the city hall facility in NYC, removal of the wonderful statue of Theodore Roosevelt from in front of the NYC Museum of Natural History, removal of the statues of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson from display in Charlottesville, VA, removal of at least five statues of civil war figures from Richmond, VA, the renaming of military bases that were named many decades ago after confederate soldier individuals, the threat to remove or cover up the fabulous Victor Arnautoff “Life of Washington” frescos from a high school building in San Francisco (I think that, fortunately, these murals have been spared by more rational policy makers). Then there are the radicals on the street that have attempted to remove history, such as the rioters who tried to tear down the Andrew Jackson statue in Lafayette Square in Washington, DC a few years ago. Fortunately, these guys were thwarted by law enforcement. So there is plenty of revisionist insanity to go around, which probably should be presented in a fair and balanced report.