The towering statue of a Confederate soldier is housed and groomed on a manicured city property known as Hanover Square, on the southern peninsula of Brunswick known as "So-Glo", which stands for "south of Gloucester", a dividing east / west street on its northern border. "So-Glo" prides itself on its Victorian-era homes, live oaks, revitalized business areas, and a seemingly left-leaning mindset. But when it comes to the removal of an admittedly skillfully-crafted statue that heads a beautiful park and grounds, miles from where a black resident was murdered for the apparent crime of "running", even if the Mayor is a black man named Cornell Harvey and the district Commissioner is Allen Booker, also black, it's not a topic.
Either "So-Glo" is above and beyond the rest of where America is at now, or they're sadly mistaken. The situation -- that a black man was basically lynched in February, 2020, a few miles from the site of this memorial, yet no debate or dialogue exists -- is beyond comprehension, at least for anyone without a political or racial bias
CNN's Martin Savidge, as well as several journalists from other news outlets, reported live from the Glynn County Courthouse in recent weeks, which is seated in Brunswick, and also only blocks from this monument, which happens to be very hard to miss. Civil protests and demonstrations have taken place several times in the city since the national unveiling of heinous acts which resulted in Mr. Arbery's death, captured and released nationwide on video, yet nobody has addressed this stone sculpture which is a tribute to those who died fighting for a cause which oppressed African Americans for centuries and quite possibly led to his death in the 21st century.
What will happen remains to be seen by the public and the first who move on it, and those who do for political reasons should be absolutely condemned, for life.
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Monument dedication, 1902
Worded relief at base of Confederate monument--
IN HONOR OF THE
CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS
WHO DIED TO REPEL
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
INVASION TO PROTECT THE
RIGHTS RESERVED TO THE
PEOPLE TO PERPETUATE
FOR EVER THE SOVEREIGNTY
OF THE STATES.
(GATHER?) THE SACRED
DUST OF WARRIORS
TRIED AND TRUE, WHO
BORE THE FLAG OF OUR
NATIONS TRUST, AND FELL
IN THE CAUSE, THOUGH
LOST, STILL JUST ; AND
DIED FOR YOU AND ME.
Northside Hanover Park entry at end of Newcastle business district right next to Catholic church.
Base is emblazoned with "CSA".
