The Virginia Military Institute (VMI) pledged Tuesday not to take down its Confederate statues, but also stated it will add context to them.
VMI made the decision at a board of visitors meeting, where J.H. Binford Peay III defended the statues and stated âthereâs no place for discriminationâ at the school, according to Richmond Times-Dispatch.
âWe are a different school,â said Peay to the board. âAnd we build on the strengths of our traditions, the right traditions, the right statues, the rightâŚceremonies that we have to make our graduates stronger and better for a nation that needs to move to the future and advance in a right way. Thatâs my thinking, ladies and gentlemen. And I donât think Iâm being politically correct.â
John William Boland, president of VMIâs board of visitors, said he and the rest of the board agreed with Peay. The president suggested creating a plaque to commemorate VMI cadets who served in the Union Army during the Civil War.
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