Florida State to examine name of Doak Campbell Stadium after calls for change

[GoodWord28]

So you’re ok with Clemson University being renamed?

He gave the land. Not necessarily being honored.

it would also fundamentally change the university.


No thanks

 

[Buzzards Roost]

Ole Tom gets it

Yes. Old Strom is the only one who lived to repudiate his past actions. I can’t vouch for his sincerity but he changed his public tune. Probably not enough to keep his name on things.

 

[Paw Pad]

When racists, slave owners, and segregationists are no longer honored.

Then get rid of the Democratic Party first. They were the original segregationists. But these people want rid of everything and anybody with other opinions are racists. This will never end until the entire Constitution is gone.
I am white and do not feel guilty about it . I have all kinds of friends and people of all races that I work with and do not look at race to get things accomplished. I believe that people that cry RACIST are the real racists because it is like people who don't trust people are the ones who are totally untrustworthy.
Ask yourself, what have ALL politicians done to make some of these problems go away. Yet we keep the same people in power that really don't want to solve the problems. They just want votes. Pres Trump may have a coarse side , but he has done more in 3 1/2 years to help Black people than most of these clowns that have been there for 50 years. I know a lot of libs won't like this, but look at facts and do not listen to the corrupt media.
We have a lot of issues to solve in this country, but tearing down statues, changing buildings name, etc will not improve anyone's way of life or standard of living.

 

[Tkinard43]

When racists, slave owners, and segregationists are no longer honored.

West Virginia got a lot of renaming and monument demolition to do.

 

[GoodWord28]

Then get rid of the Democratic Party first. They were the original segregationists. But these people want rid of everything and anybody with other opinions are racists. This will never end until the entire Constitution is gone.
I am white and do not feel guilty about it . I have all kinds of friends and people of all races that I work with and do not look at race to get things accomplished. I believe that people that cry RACIST are the real racists because it is like people who don't trust people are the ones who are totally untrustworthy.
Ask yourself, what have ALL politicians done to make some of these problems go away. Yet we keep the same people in power that really don't want to solve the problems. They just want votes. Pres Trump may have a coarse side , but he has done more in 3 1/2 years to help Black people than most of these clowns that have been there for 50 years. I know a lot of libs won't like this, but look at facts and do not listen to the corrupt media.
We have a lot of issues to solve in this country, but tearing down statues, changing buildings name, etc will not improve anyone's way of life or standard of living.

Benghazi! Emails!!

 

[Buzzards Roost]

I don’t see the end of all this. We were all joking above , but if they are renaming stadiums based on what went down with Doak S. Campbell imagine the potential pressure when it becomes common knowledge that TG Clemson bought slaves. I had always thought that since he didn’t own Fort Hill until 1872 that he had not been a slave holder. He also worked for the Confederate government as a civilian. I hope some of this calms down but I have doubts.

 

[HumbleTiger]

It won't stop...

This. It isn't going to stop until there is an all-out race war in this country, and you can see it coming. It's very sad.

 

[cyclotiger]

I regret the need to take public action to demonstrate that most 21st century Americans regret the bad things that happened in our past. I regret that the loss of ~450,000 lives in the civil war fought over 150 years ago over slavery was only the first step in righting the wrongs of the seemingly distant past.

But I am living white southern man whose parents and grandparents supported a state and federal government content to treat black Americans as barely second class people ineligible to fully experience life in America. I went to white only public schools in SC. I attended Clemson, a public college in my home state, when no black athlete had ever been allowed to play sports as a Tiger.

With that prelude as a backstop, when a black man is killed at the hands of our government in circumstances most reasonable people regret, and our black friends and fellow citizens scream over the ordeal their race has endured in our country for generations, I want to make amends. I want to do more to admit our past was wrong, that we wish it had not happened as it did, and we deplore that part of our past completely. I want to do that so that my great grandchildren know where I stood on the issue of race.

While I admire the valor of badly led white boys charging cannons on Cemetery Ridge for their homeland, I want to say, "It was wrong." For the Doak Campbells, George Wallaces, and Strom Thurmonds of my youth, I want to say, "They do not represent me." Take such names down as honored men.

Take them down for Dennis, Anthony, Stick, Mamie, Johnny, Gene, and Rose and the other black Americans who have been important in my life. Take those names of long dead white people who lived at a bad time down for Travis, Deshaun, Homer, Horace, Tree, Barbara, The Judge, Lester, Boogie, James, CJ, The Fridge, Michael Dean, and hundreds more. Take the names down to say "We hate how it was."

The ask is pretty small.

Amazing post
Much, much respect
Would love to shake your hand and gain some knowledge from a wise gentleman.
Salute

 

[dfrctigersc]

Missed the sarcasm?

I didn't catch it no, I thought your post was spot on.