Statue of Sam Davis (Montgomery Bell Academy)
| Statue of Sam Davis | |
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| Artist | Alan LeQuire |
| Year | 1999 |
| Medium | Bronze[1] |
| Subject | Sam Davis |
| Location | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| 36°07′43″N 86°50′12″W / 36.12856°N 86.8366°W | |
| Owner | Montgomery Bell Academy |
A bronze statue of the Confederate agent Sam Davis was installed in 1999 at Nashville, Tennessee's Montgomery Bell Academy, in the United States.[2][3] The sculpture was designed by the local artist Alan LeQuire.[3][1] Davis had been an student at the Western Military Institute, a predecessor of the Montgomery Bell Academy.
History
According to the school's headmaster, the statue was originally installed "because of Sam Davis's pre-Civil War connection to one of MBA's predecessor schools and the attributes of loyalty and friendship associated with his life and story".[4]
Removal
The statue was removed in 2020 following the killing of George Floyd and subsequent protests.[5][6] The school's headmaster said, "MBA understands the concerns about the Sam Davis statue, and we will remove the statue from the campus within the week... We recognize the ways in which this story and Sam Davis's association with the Confederacy have become increasingly troubling, particularly as perspectives on the past have shifted. We strive to be an inclusive community, not one that either is or is perceived as racist or supportive of values that demean or marginalize others. In that spirit and with that conviction, we will remove the statue."[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Tommy Owen". data.nashville.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-26. (in XML format)
- ^ Smith, Debra West (August 19, 2015). "Young Heroes of the Confederacy". Pelican Publishing Company – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Object record: Sam Davis statue". Retrieved 26 June 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Tennessee school to remove statue of Confederate soldier". AP NEWS. 2020-06-06. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ "Nashville school pledges to remove statue of confederate soldier from its campus". The Tennessean.
- ^ Jorge, Kaylin (June 5, 2020). "Nashville school to remove Confederate soldier Sam Davis statue". WZTV.
- ^ "Statue of Confederate soldier to be removed from Montgomery Bell Academy campus". June 5, 2020.
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