Carrie Coogan Quotes
the graffiti around the library contained several swastikas as well as a variety of "racist, derogatory, and sexist statements. The "most disappointing and discouraging" graffiti was in the men's bathroom. Scrawled on a stall in permanent marker, she says, were swastikas, racist phrases, and the words: "Hail President Trump!"
The Kansas City Public Libraryhad been vandalized in the wake of the Donald Trump victory in the 2016 Presidntial race. Almost all of the racist, white supremicist, and Nazi organizations and their members were Trump supporters although Mr. Trump denied that he had ever overtly solicited their support, However hia frequent racist and misoginistic remarks attracted frings groups and people who had never before endorsed an American major party Presidential candidate. After Trups victory there was a large increase in the nunber of racist, religious and ethnic attacks against people and property, despite the fact that Trump had appeared on 60 Minutes and told these extremsits in no uncertain terms to "Stop". Neo Nazis and other White Supremecists generally do not with shows like 60 minutres however, and Trump and his staff made little effor to communicate Trums message through the vehicles that they communicagte through.
Carrie Coogan Statement after the Library had been defaced by vandals PBS All Things Considered December 13, 2016
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The 2016 election and campaigh was one of the most polarizing in American History, Hate and bigoted groups and individuals supported one of the candidates and some had a predelection towds voilence. Since the election of Abraham Lincoln, Amricans had not been so much at odds. Ironically, the concept of a library itslef produces a liberal institution whose values were at the time contrary to that of many populists who vieed intekkectual efferts as elitist and therfore opposed their existance in the public space.
This quotation was used by the Lyndon B. Johnson 1964 Campaign as: “We represent the majority of the people in Alabama who hate niggerism, Catholicism, Judaism, and all the isms of the whole world.” So said Robert Creel of the Alabama Ku Klux Klan. He also said, “I like Barry Goldwater. He needs our help.” The second statement was made at a different time.
The girl to which he was referring was President Donald Trump's daughter who married a Jewish man and converted to Judiasm.
Turner is one of the more virulent, neo-Nazis, race haters, and white supremacists in the country.
He was a brutal, sadistic war criminal who was assassinated by one of his many enemies in 2000 before he could be brought to trial.
Strictly anti-Islamic discrimination is not racism as Muslems are represented in every race and nationality in the world.
Artukovic was later convicted as a war criminal.
In 1989 David Duke, a former Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, won election to the Louisiana legislature on the Republican ticket. Republicans throughout the country were embarrassed:
His reference was to ethnic Indians and Chinese living in Kenya and other countries of Africa. Asians are a minority group in African countries and the legally sanctioned discrimination against them is part of an ugly type of discrimination which still exists.
She is the Deputy Director of the Kansas City Public Library
