Should the TSBD be demolished?

[Charles Collins]

The TSBD seems to memorialize a white killer (Oswald). Perhaps it is time the TSBD be demolished and replaced with a statue of George Floyd in honor of JFKs fight for civil rights. Also, Dealey Plaza (named after a rich white man - Mr. Dealey) should be renamed Black Lives Matter Plaza.

What do people think?

What do people think?


The idea to preserve that building was an unpopular one in Dallas one when the preservation effort began many years ago. Many of the folks would have rather had it demolished because it reminds them of a very unpleasant event that happened in their city that they would have preferred to forget about.

If those folks had gotten their way, we would be much poorer because the Sixth Floor Museum would not exist in its current incarnation, if at all. And Dealey Plaza would forever be changed. People of all ages would not have a place to go to in order to see firsthand the same location where the tragedy took place or learn some of the details of the event at that location (where they stand the best chance for a more accurate understanding of the circumstances).

This is one example of why we should preserve our historically important structures. Some of these are bound to be distasteful to some people. But as unpleasant as they might be, it is important that we learn from them. Another example would be the memorial to the victims of the horrors of 9/11 that is located where the foundation for the WTC building used to be. Also, the memorial of the Arizona in Pearl Harbor. We should never forget.

[Mike Orr]

Some of you just hit a new low .

[Rick Plant]

The democrats think they control black people. Remember "if you don't vote for me you ain't black". People should be trying to stamp out racism for the right reasons and not just so they can get votes. Black people deserve proper respect not fake respect.

 

Well, the racist right wing Republicans have zero respect for African Americans bringing back the Jim Crow days by taking away their right to vote.

   

[Mark A. Oblazney]

Good point. A statue of Leon Trotsky would make a nice touch.

We could just paint the TSBD black if people were concerned about demolishing a historical building of international significance.

OK........ how about a Pushkin statue?  He was associated with books, right?  TSBD?

[Sean Kneringer]

Turning it into a "Victims of Communism" museum would be much more fitting.

[Richard Smith]

In the years before it became a museum, I recall there was some discussion of tearing down the building.  It was a painful reminder to many of the locals of the assassination and cast a cloud on Dallas for many years.  There were also some concern that the TSBD would become a sort of monument to Oswald.  I'm all for preserving history, though.  The good, bad, and ugly.  It's also a big tourist destination in Dallas meaning that it brings in money.  So the building is safe for the foreseeable future.

[Frederick Clements]

 No. It is a historically significant building and it should remain.


  Fred

[Charles Collins]

Dallas has a Martyrs Park (dedicated to an 1860 triple lynching that occurred there) on park land directly east of the Grassy Knoll, beginning on the west side of the Underpass bridge.



The park has no monuments or signage about the event, the site itself is quite neglected, and having the land declared a city park to memorialize the lynching was a thee-year battle. Dallas "liberals" (or they could be Republicans who after-all are the "least racist", right?) would like to see the park incorporated into Dealey Plaza with a large area closed to traffic. Presumably signage would draw folks from the Plaza to the park and a proposed Memorial for Victims of Racial Violence. JFK's contribution to Civil Rights might be presented.

"The History of Hangings and Lynchings in Dallas County" ( link )

Wow! That is ummm, I am at a loss for words...