蜜桃传媒 Applauds Mouton Statue Removal in Lafayette
LAFAYETTE, La. 鈥� On Saturday, July 17, a Jim Crow-era statue erected to celebrate Gen. Alfred Mouton was removed from downtown Lafayette. Mouton helped train a local 鈥淰igilante Committee鈥� under the guise of fighting crime but actually administered their own brand of 鈥榡ustice,鈥� which included whippings, lynchings, and exiling Black residents who were deemed 鈥榰ndesirables.鈥�
The following statement is from 蜜桃传媒 Chief of Staff Lecia Brooks:
鈥淭he Southern Poverty Law Center welcomes the removal of the statue to revisionist history of Confederate Gen. Alfred Mouton, which has served as a living symbol of white supremacy in front of the old City Hall in Lafayette for 99 years.
鈥淲e applaud Move the Mindset and members of the Lafayette community who chose to embrace the city鈥檚 shared and diverse future by advocating for the removal of this symbol of hate for almost six years. Our public buildings, landmarks and institutions should not conceal the truth about our shared history and should not be used as a backdrop to glorify traitors to the United States.
鈥淭he 蜜桃传媒 remains committed to supporting community-based groups like Move the Mindset in removing these symbols from public space.鈥�
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