Sharpton want’s the Jefferson Monument nixed, because Jefferson owned slaves and he doesn’t want his tax dollars paying for it.
MSNBC host Al Sharpton is calling for ending federal funding for maintenance and security for the Jefferson Memorial because the third U.S. president owned slaves.
“When you look at the fact that public monuments are supported by public funds you’re asking me to subsidize the insult of my family. I would repeat that the public should not be paying to uphold somebody who has had that kind of background,” Sharpton told CBS host Charlie Rose.
Tear then down! Tear them all down!