There has been so much discussion lately about whether existing monuments should stay in place that we haven’t heard much about interest in erecting new ones. Word now comes from Georgia of one such effort that should attract attention: a monument to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is planned for the summit of Stone Mountain.
Specifically, an elevated tower — featuring a replica of the Liberty Bell — would celebrate the single line in the civil rights martyr’s 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech that makes reference to the 825-foot-tall hunk of granite: “Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia.”
Sounds like a good idea … but there’s more. The park will also house an exhibit on the service of African American soldiers in the American Civil War. I think we can safely assume that it will focus on those men who wore blue in the fight for freedom. Sorry, H. K. Edgerton.
I’ve written about Stone Mountain here, here, here, and here. Fans of Outkast may be disappointed at the news of this new proposal, but I don’t think they’ll be the loudest voices. Haters gonna hate, as Taylor Swift reminds us. Just shake it off.
After all, southern heritage is too important, too rich, too education to be left in the hands of Confederate heritage advocates. This proposal makes Stone Mountain a more welcoming place for more people, and a place where one can weigh the forces of tolerance, freedom, and love against the forces of … well, you know.
Crossroads 
Don’t assume too much. I would expect that the planned exhibit also includes online or other access to the many and varied CSA archival documents that detail the devoted service of its soldiers of color. 🙂
The best way to fight revisionist history is with the truth of history. I love this addition.
Great idea!!! Afterall, Dr. King was a Georgian. The three people who are currently represented are not. BTW is Jeff Davis there because he was captured in Georgia? I think Sherman spent more time in Georgia than the three of them combined, maybe he should be considered for a memorial too.
I’ve advocated for years that they sandblast off Davis’s face and replace it with Dr. King’s. No one likes Davis. They should probably sandblast off Jackson’s too, and put in Hank Aaron, who broke the hr record when he was playing for Atlanta. They could keep the little cap, Jackson has on, and chisel a Braves logo on it.
It was inevitable:
http://restoringthehonor.blogspot.com/2015/10/hate-not-heritage-connie-chastain-says.html
Wait until you read the rest of their communities thoughts. Wow.
It only gets worse unfortunately.
http://restoringthehonor.blogspot.com/2015/10/hate-not-heritage-confederate-heritage.html