As a Black man with parents from the South who eventually moved to the North, those statues have always been powerful, subtle reminders of white privilege, white oppression and hatred of those who look like me.

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As a Black man with parents from the South who eventually moved to the North, those statues have always been powerful, subtle reminders of white privilege, white oppression and hatred of those who look like me.
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