To rename the Russell Buidling and other such honorary monuments would not be insignificant. On the South Carolina State House grounds, in addition to a Confederate monument, stand statues of the racist/activist governor "Pitchfork Ben" Tillman (1847-1918) and Strom "The Dixiecrat" Thurmond. As long as these eyesores stand, apologies are empty. -- And lest anyone think otherwise, I am a loyal citizen of South Carolina, who has lived in the state since 1963 (just as changes were happening for the better).
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at 17:04 on October 13th, 2007
To rename the Russell Buidling and other such honorary monuments would not be insignificant. On the South Carolina State House grounds, in addition to a Confederate monument, stand statues of the racist/activist governor "Pitchfork Ben" Tillman (1847-1918) and Strom "The Dixiecrat" Thurmond. As long as these eyesores stand, apologies are empty. -- And lest anyone think otherwise, I am a loyal citizen of South Carolina, who has lived in the state since 1963 (just as changes were happening for the better).