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    Tag:  Zebulon Vance

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    Local historians reflect on the Vance Monument, one year after its removal

    Posted on May 26, 2022May 27, 2022 by Edwin Arnaudin

    While some historians were already telling fuller stories before the monument’s removal, others have been inspired by its absence.

    2.4 K views4ArtsHistory
    Joshua Darty Riverside Cemetery

    Q&A with Joshua Darty, director of Riverside Cemetery

    Posted on June 26, 2021June 21, 2021 by Jessica Wakeman

    When Joshua Darty moved to Asheville in 2006 with a freshly minted forest management degree from N.C. State University, an open position at the city’s Parks and Recreation Department seemed like a potential fit. But when he showed up for his interview at 53 Birch St., he was in for a surprise. “I’m like, ‘This […]

    3.8 K views1Local GovernmentNews

    Letter: Repurposin­g monument would offer chance for learning, growth

    Posted on February 15, 2021February 12, 2021 by Letters

    “The repurposing of the Vance Monument would present an opportunity, not only for learning, but also to add yet another layer to the history and growth of this community.”

    2.5 K views4LettersOpinion

    Letter: Nothing to salvage in Vance Monument

    Posted on February 7, 2021February 6, 2021 by Letters

    “Please realize every day this statue remains intact is another day you’re not actively renouncing white supremacy.”

    4.6 K views29LettersOpinion
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    Council to vote on Vance removal Dec. 8

    Posted on December 4, 2020December 8, 2020 by Molly Horak

    Mayor Esther Manheimer emailed Xpress the evening of Dec. 7 to say that Council was moving the Vance item from reports to new business, allowing for both public comment and a vote. She did not immediately respond to a request for clarification regarding the rationale behind that change.

    6.4 K views17Local GovernmentNews

    Casting the first stone: The Gospel According to Jerry

    Posted on December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 by Jerry Sternberg

    “If we follow that logic, though, shouldn’t we also tear down Vance Elementary School rather than merely renaming it?”

    6.7 K views22CommentaryOpinion

    Letter: Those who appreciate Vance will carry on his memory

    Posted on November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 by Letters

    “No matter how much you find the Vance Monument offensive, it is at least equally offensive to those who have an appreciation of Gov. Vance for the difficult job he had to do from 1862-65 to hold this man responsible for all problems of society, real or imagined.”

    2.4 K views14LettersOpinion
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    Vance Monument Task Force gets to work

    Posted on August 22, 2020August 24, 2020 by Daniel Walton

    Per the joint city and county resolution that established the group, a “recommendation regarding the removal and/or repurposing of the Vance Monument” must be delivered to Asheville City Council and the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners within three months of Aug. 4, when the final members were appointed.

    9.2 K views12Community NewsLocal GovernmentNews

    Letter: Repurpose the Vance Monument

    Posted on July 10, 2020July 9, 2020 by Letters

    “I believe the city and county ought to embrace the obelisk and repurpose it for a monument that stands for freedom and rights for every citizen who breathes the air of this nation.”

    3.1 K views7LettersOpinion

    Asheville Archives: Zebulon Vance argues in favor of slavery, 1860

    Posted on June 16, 2020June 15, 2020 by Thomas Calder

    “Plainly and unequivocally, common sense says keep the slave where he is now — in servitude,” declared Zebulon Vance, in a May 16, 1860 address to the House of Representatives.

    11.6 K views3HistoryNews
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    Council starts process to remove Asheville’­s Confederat­e monuments

    Posted on June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 by Molly Horak

    Asheville City Council unanimously adopted a joint resolution with Buncombe County to remove two Confederate monuments at the Buncombe County Courthouse and in Pack Square Park. The resolution also convenes a task force to further explore the removal or repurposing of the Vance Monument in downtown Asheville.

    11.1 K views59Community NewsHistoryLocal GovernmentNews

    Asheville Archives: Slavery in WNC

    Posted on October 21, 2019October 22, 2019 by Thomas Calder

    The 1860 census records show that Buncombe County had 1,907 slaves and 283 slave owners. Yet even today, some local historians say people are unaware that slavery existed in WNC.

    11.8 K views+HistoryNews

    Asheville Archives: The death of George Willis Pack

    Posted on July 17, 2018July 2, 2018 by Thomas Calder

    On Aug. 31, 1906, Asheville mourned the loss of George Willis Pack.

    2.9 K views+News

    UPDATED: Racial tensions mar WNC holiday events

    Posted on December 9, 2017December 18, 2017 by Max Hunt

    Separate incidents in Canton and Buncombe County over the past week highlight the racial tensions that have dominated headlines throughout 2017 in WNC and across the country.

    18.4 K views50Community NewsHistoryLocal GovernmentNewsOutdoorsPolitics & ElectionsTheater

    Letter: Sun, stone and shadow

    Posted on October 16, 2017October 16, 2017 by Letters

    “If we remove the Vance name and plaque, we will dispose of all positive and negative connotations imposed upon it. We will reduce it to its purest form — an obelisk of stone, sun and shadow. Now the monument is free.”

    3.6 K views2LettersOpinion

    Letter: Movement to remove monuments is misguided

    Posted on September 30, 2017September 30, 2017 by Letters

    “It’s because of teachers like Ready that there is so much anger and violence today, including that against statues and monuments to some great Americans who they have put in a proverbial box as ‘racist’ when there’s so much more to them and what they did for our country.”

    2.2 K views2LettersOpinion

    A mystery in-deed: Who owns Pack Square?

    Posted on September 15, 2017September 15, 2017 by Max Hunt

    Pack Square lies at the center of Asheville’s sense of itself as a city, but recent attention to the area — and the monuments to Confederate figures located there — has highlighted a curious anomaly of history and law: No one can say for sure who owns the piece of land where the Vance Monument sits.

    17.4 K views5Community NewsHistoryLocal GovernmentNewsPolitics & Elections

    Letter: Recontextu­alize the Vance Monument

    Posted on August 23, 2017August 23, 2017 by Letters

    ” I think we should put out a request for proposals from artists and community members, and create a panel of local activists, artists and historians to assess them. Get the new equity manager involved. Something fitting and beautiful will come out of that.”

    5.0 K views21LettersOpinion

    Community turns out for Charlottes­ville solidarity rally at Pack Square

    Posted on August 14, 2017August 15, 2017 by Cindy Kunst

    Several hundred people assembled at the Vance Monument in downtown Asheville on Sunday evening, Aug. 13, to express opposition to a white nationalist gathering that took place in Charlottesville, Va., over the weekend.

    13.3 K views31Community NewsNews

    Debate over Asheville’­s Confederat­e memorials continues

    Posted on July 6, 2017July 14, 2017 by Max Hunt

    With the recent removal of Confederate monuments in New Orleans and other Southern cities capturing national headlines, local residents, historians and scholars once again turns their eyes to Asheville’s Confederate landmarks and what they symbolize to our community.

    45.5 K views138Community NewsHistoryLocal GovernmentNewsNonprofitsPolitics & Elections

    Tuesday History: Zebulon Vance in the aftermath of the Civil War, part 2

    Posted on August 9, 2016September 15, 2016 by Thomas Calder

    Murder and outrage are frequent and the absence of civil law encourages the wickedly inclined.

    3 likes11.5 K views17HistoryNews
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