The head of the democrats, Nancy Pelosi, has requested their stall to mark the anniversary this Friday of the end of slavery in the United States.
The u.s. Congress has stalled Thursday, four portraits of confederates on the order of the head of the democrats Nancy Pelosi, for whom their image symbolized the “racism grotesque” in an America full movement of protest in history against police brutality and discrimination.
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“there is no place in the venerable halls of Congress, or any other place honorary to preserve the memory of men who embody intolerance and violent racism grotesque of Confederation”, wrote the president of the House of representatives, in reference to the american States of the South, who had fought against the abolition of slavery during the american Civil war (1861-1865).
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“A time of pain national”
Nancy Pelosi has requested their stall to mark the anniversary, this Friday, the end of slavery in the United States, given the “time of pain national extraordinary, while we are in mourning for the hundreds of Black americans killed by racial injustices and police brutality”.
In a scene rare in the Capitol, employees wearing masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus are mounted on scales to win the two first of these gold-plated frames, which trônaient not far from the entrance of the chamber.
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The United States are experiencing a protest movement history against racism since the death of George Floyd, who was killed by a white policeman on may 25 in Minneapolis. Since, monuments, confederates have been brought to the ground, statues of Christopher Columbus beheaded, and even the movie gone with the wind has been put on the sidelines.
Nancy Pelosi also had called from June 10 to remove 11 the statues of the Capitol, seat of Congress in Washington, representative of the soldiers and officials confederates. A commission of parliamentarians of the two parties is still considering this request.
The four portraits removed represent the presidents of the Chamber of the Nineteenth century who had also served under the colors confederate : Robert Hunter (Virginia), Howell Cobb (Georgia), James Orr (South Carolina), and Charles Crisp (Ga).
