This isn't the only statue on the University of Virginia's campus that's come under fire recently.
About a month since its creation, a petition calling for the removal of a statue on the University of Virginia's campus was about 60 signatures short of its goal., created by local activist David Swanson, called for the school to remove a statue of George Rogers Clark, the brother of William Clark, one of the leaders of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. It was addressed toPresident James Ryan and as of Friday afternoon had more than 440 signatures of its 500-signature goal.
Located at the intersection of West Main Street and Jefferson Park Avenue, the George Rogers Clark statue was completed in 1921. It shows Clark, with a sword in his hand, aboard a horse facing several Native Americans, some of whom are on the ground. Behind him is at least one man with a firearm. The inscription on the statute says"Conqueror of the Northwest."
The petition labeled it a"monument to genocide" and advocated for removing the statue from campus. While the petition's creator disagreed that the statue was appropriate on campus, he didn't want it to be completely destroyed and called for it to be placed in a museum where it can be presented as a"shameful memory.", a fourth year student at the University of Virginia, walks across campus on December 6, 2014, in, Virginia.
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