A statue of segregationist Harry F. Byrd Sr., who served as Virginia’s governor and a U.S. senator, will be removed from the state capitol grounds under a bill that won bipartisan final approval from lawmakers Tuesday.
By a vote of 36-3, the Senate advanced the measure that had already cleared the
House, sending it to Gov. Ralph Northam, who supports it.
Byrd, a Democrat, ran the state’s most powerful political machine for decades until his death in 1966 and was considered the architect of the state’s racist “massive resistance” policy to public school integration.
“Racism and its symbols, obvious and subtle, have no place in this new Virginia decade,” Del. Jay Jones, the chief sponsor of the bill, said in a statement after the vote.
Well, than, there, now. Here we go again, everyday. No wonder politicians don’t get any business solved. Their priorities are all chit up.
wait, a racist democrat? who ever heard of that
We still know who you are democrats!! Your canceled due to your racism, lies,deceipt and empty promises..toue all pieces of excrement
Just take the damn thing down. I’ll still eat, and sleep tonight either way. Once all evidence of racism is down, I don’t want to hear how there was racism. Ifno proof, then it didn’t happen, right?
It’s ironic how the Democratic party that constantly pushes the racism agenda, is in fact comprised of the most racist individuals in the country and has been for years, yet the majority of blacks recognize as Democrats.