In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania the National Park Service plans to remove the statue of William Penn from Welcome Park, which is named after Penn’s ship on the site of Penn’s house. Seeks to make the park experience more ‘welcoming, accurate, and inclusive.’
Wait. What did poor William Penn do? And if it’s so offensive, shouldn’t we change the name of the state of Pennsylvania to something less offensive like George Floydville or RuthVaderGinsburgh?
Our erasure of our history has everything to do with taking control of the future as opposed to making a place more inclusive.
