Full disclosure: one of my main gloves is a CK22 Kershaw model, because I wanted the pocket design for when I pitched and got it new for about 100 bucks off.
Yes, that was foreshadowing. This goddamn statue is one of those blue dots. It depicts a nameless confederate soldier and is titled “Dignified Resignation.”
The accompanying plaque finishes with text that reads “Glory to the Defeated.”
This bullshit was erected in 1911. 5/x
Happy Juneteenth. Here’s a very cool and beautiful statue from down the road in Galveston, of the Emancipation Proclamation being read. It sits outside the historic Ashton Villa, one of the large 19th century homes left on the island. 1/x
