{"id":145410,"date":"2021-02-18T12:02:42","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T17:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=145410"},"modified":"2021-02-18T12:28:21","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T17:28:21","slug":"chicago-to-review-41-potentially-offensive-works-of-art-including-statues-honoring-lincoln-washington-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-to-review-41-potentially-offensive-works-of-art-including-statues-honoring-lincoln-washington-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago To Review 41 Potentially \u2018Offensive\u2019 Works Of Art Including Statues Honoring Lincoln, Washington, Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchicago-to-review-41-potentially-offensive-works-of-art-including-statues-honoring-lincoln-washington-grant%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=145410&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-169595094.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Wednesday that the city would begin a \u201cpublic process\u201d of reviewing 41 \u201cstatues, plaques, and works of art\u201d honoring potentially \u201coffensives\u201d historical figures, including statues of Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, And Ulysses S. Grant.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement marks the conclusion of the \u201cChicago Monuments Project,\u201d which began over the summer after vandals attempted to fell a statue of Christopher Columbus in Chicago\u2019s Grant Park (a statue which was later \u201ctemporarily removed\u201d in the middle of the night). The project reviewed 500 of the city\u2019s public monuments \u201cwith an eye toward identifying those that were offensive, problematic, or not representative of [the] city\u2019s values of equity and justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMayor Lori Lightfoot vowed Wednesday to confront the \u2018hard truths of Chicago\u2019s racial history\u2019 \u2014 by launching a public process to review the fate of 41 statues, plaques, and works of art, including those of four former U.S. presidents: Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant, and William McKinley,\u201d the Sun-Times said Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The commission pared down its list of 500 statues, plaques, markers, and murals, t to just 41 potentially \u201coffensive\u201d works of art and is now inviting the public to comment on whether they feel the items should be removed. Chicago residents can register online to join a series of public discussions on the issue, beginning next Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReasons for making the list include promoting narratives of white supremacy; presenting an inaccurate or demeaning portrayal of Native Americans; celebrating people with connections to slavery, genocide or racist acts; or \u2018presenting selective, over-simplified, one-sided views of history,&#8217;\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/city-hall\/2021\/2\/17\/22288203\/chicago-statues-monuments-lori-lightfoot-review-white-supremacy-christopher-columbus-protests\">the Sun-Times noted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>American presidents, including Illinois\u2019 own Lincoln and Grant, are certainly on the list, as are statues of Christopher Columbus and one given to the city by Italo Balbo \u2014 an actual fascist \u2014 but so are some statues of historical significance, including a version of the statue that <a href=\"https:\/\/chicagomonuments.org\/monuments\/the-republic\">stood guard over the 1893 World\u2019s Fair<\/a> \u2014 the famous \u201cWhite City\u201d \u2014 reliefs showing the history of Chicago, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/chicagomonuments.org\/monuments\/robert-morris-george-washington-haym-salomon-monument\">statue honoring one of the few Jewish founding fathers<\/a>, Haym Solomon.<\/p>\n<p>There is at least one surprising inclusion: a monument honoring the Haymarket riot, an 1886 labor rally that turned into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Haymarket-Affair\">violent confrontation between police and would-be union members<\/a> and anarchists.<\/p>\n<p>Lightfoot did not give a timeline for the city-wide \u201cdiscussion,\u201d and it is not clear what the plans are for statues and other works of art that eventually run afoul of Chicago residents\u2019 sensibilities.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The city did not say how the feedback will be used in regards to existing monuments. Some have said art that honors racist figures should be removed, but others, including Mayor Lori Lightfoot, have been hesitant to commit to taking down such work,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/blockclubchicago.org\/2021\/02\/17\/city-lists-40-statues-that-could-be-problematic-for-public-review-including-5-of-abe-lincoln\/\">Block Club Chicago reported<\/a>.&nbsp; \u201cBut feedback will be used to \u2018erect a series of new monuments that equitably acknowledge Chicago\u2019s shared history,\u2019 according to the city.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The city is also taking applications from artists interested in creating these more inclusive works.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Lightfoot said the review process will, however, be a \u201cpowerful opportunity for us to come together as a city to assess the many monuments and memorials across our neighborhoods and communities \u2014 to face our history and what and how we memorialize that history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven the past year and in particular the past summer that made clear history isn\u2019t past, it is essential that residents are a part of this conversation. This project is about more than a single statue or mural, it\u2019s about channeling our city\u2019s dynamic civic energy to permanently memorialize our shared values, history, and heritage as Chicagoans in an open and democratic way,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Wednesday that the city would begin a \u201cpublic process\u201d of reviewing 41 \u201cstatues, plaques, and works of art\u201d honoring potentially \u201coffensives\u201d historical figures, including statues &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2181482,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-169595094.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Chicago To Review 41 Potentially \u2018Offensive\u2019 Works Of Art Including Statues Honoring Lincoln, Washington, Grant","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-145410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-169595094.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Chicago To Review 41 Potentially \u2018Offensive\u2019 Works Of Art Including Statues Honoring Lincoln, Washington, Grant","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=145410"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145410\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2181482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=145410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=145410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=145410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}