Reading the article, it appears to be one of those “Aha! Gotcha!” cries in an attempt to equate the proposed removal of the Penn statue to the removal of the Confederate statues.
Not the case. NPS wants to rehabilitate the park to pay homage to the purpose of the land as provisioned by Penn’s grandson - for native Americans to sign treaties.
The only real issue is that NPS proposed to remove the statue and nearby building without reconstructing it. And it’s a proposal…proposals can change.
Reading the article, it appears to be one of those “Aha! Gotcha!” cries in an attempt to equate the proposed removal of the Penn statue to the removal of the Confederate statues.
Not the case. NPS wants to rehabilitate the park to pay homage to the purpose of the land as provisioned by Penn’s grandson - for native Americans to sign treaties.
The only real issue is that NPS proposed to remove the statue and nearby building without reconstructing it. And it’s a proposal…proposals can change.