Slavery and statues

Give a man enough rope and he will hang himself is an old adage that may develop over the next few years. A few years ago it was suggested that statues honoring confederate leaders be taken down and over 100 have been removed. Students are now demanding that a statue of Thomas Jefferson at Hofstra University be taken down. There are many other memorials to Jefferson along with schools, streets and buildings named after him. Of course, Jefferson was not alone as 25 members of the Convention delegation owned slaves including George Washington who owned over 300 slaves. Will the Washington monument and the Jefferson memorial be taken down. This practice was not limited to whites. For example by 1760, 48 black people in Maryland owned 143 black slaves. There were also white slaves called indentured servants. While going about cleansing the country of past sins, should it be limited to slavery. What about presidents who were involved in adulterous affairs. The list of sins is long and will take a lot of rope.