Frederick Douglass delivered Lincoln reality check at Emancipation Memorial

[My Name Is Kate]

I want to make it clear that I am not in favor of tearing down any statues, including the Emancipation Memorial. That should be done only by popular vote, if it is done at all.

It is obvious to me that there is little respect or empathy, in these times, for what the slaves endured (and in fact, how hard life was for everyone who lived long ago). That lack of empathy or respect may include some who go around the country lecturing to anyone who will listen, how absolutely powerless and subservient the slaves were, never giving a thought to how that might be uncomfortable for those who have a more personal understanding of enslavement.