“Charles Stedman, a North Carolina Congressman… in January 1923 introduced a Mammy monument bill on behalf of the Jefferson Davis Chapter of the UDC. ” ‘They desired no change in their condition of life,’ Stedman said of the faithful slaves who would be honored. ‘The very few who are left look back at those days […]
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‘Mammy’ monument won approval, then met resistance
Posted in Just A Bite, tagged charles manly stedman, mammy, washington monuments on June 2, 2013 | 1 Comment »