Effort to rename Jeff Davis Street in Selma, Al. Stalls
"SELMA -- Relatives and friends of one of Alabama's first black lawyers asked a city panel Tuesday night to honor him by renaming a street that now carries the name of Confederate President Jefferson Davis .
Those wanting to honor the late civil rights attorney J.L. Chestnut attended a meeting by the City Council's administrative committee. Most of the 90-minute session was consumed by procedural matters, and that upset Chestnut's relatives.
"They make motions for everything else to get things done, but for some reason, this has gone back and forth," said Vivian Chestnut, who asked the committee to approve procedures so that a vote can be made by the full City Council on renaming the street in honor of her father. Chestnut also urged committee members to put a time limit on an eventual decision. Her frustration was evident.
"I don't think any consideration is being given to what this is putting my family through," she said. "I'm sick of it, and it's my Daddy. I'm sick and tired of what seems to be drawn out forever."
J.L. Chestnut died Sept. 30 at the age of 77. Several suggestions have been made to perpetuate the memory of Chestnut, who made his mark in Selma's legal community when he began practicing in the late 1950s. The initial effort by family members was to rename the courthouse for Chestnut, who represented victims and accused killers during hundreds of trials. That bid was thwarted when the County Commission failed to vote in favor of renaming the courthouse. The next effort was to rename a major street in Selma for Chestnut. Jeff Davis Avenue, as it is known, intersects at one point with Martin Luther King Jr. Street.
It is believed to be the only intersection of its kind in the country. The intersection is near where Chestnut and his partners once represented clients. Nearby is a radio station built by the law firm.
During the meeting, a family friend suggested renaming Broad Street in honor of Chestnut, but Councilman Cecil Williamson indicated later that was unlikely.
"It's a federal highway, and I don't think the government will rename it," said Williamson.
Broad Street also is U.S. 80, which courses through the downtown business district and continues on to the Mississippi state line. Before the City Council can vote on whether to rename Jeff Davis Avenue, a survey will be taken of residents and business owners along the street to see if they approve of the measure. The City Council could take up the issue in February."
OK, first things first, in my brief experience with City Government, I can tell you that motions and regular business (though frustrating) is part of a normal meeting.
Second, the family is railing about all of the trauma the City is putting them through. Let's not forget that the family's, frustration is self-inflicted. Let us also not forget that the family could have picked ANY street in Selam to honor their late father but they picked Jeff Davis Ave., which incidently intersects with Martin Luther King Blvd.
This is just one of many examples across the country in which the Civil Rights movement has reared its ugly head and revealed its true intention which is Black Supremacism.
Rather than let two cultures co-exist, these people want to literally destroy Confederate History.
According to a Selma-Times Journal poll which asks "Do you agree with Jeff Davis Ave to J.L. Chesnutt Blvd?
87% of the residents of Selma are opposed to the measure.
Please click THIS LINK to fight these scoundrels and make the Confederate Voice heard:
Clint, Missouri Bushwhacker
Those wanting to honor the late civil rights attorney J.L. Chestnut attended a meeting by the City Council's administrative committee. Most of the 90-minute session was consumed by procedural matters, and that upset Chestnut's relatives.
"They make motions for everything else to get things done, but for some reason, this has gone back and forth," said Vivian Chestnut, who asked the committee to approve procedures so that a vote can be made by the full City Council on renaming the street in honor of her father. Chestnut also urged committee members to put a time limit on an eventual decision. Her frustration was evident.
"I don't think any consideration is being given to what this is putting my family through," she said. "I'm sick of it, and it's my Daddy. I'm sick and tired of what seems to be drawn out forever."
J.L. Chestnut died Sept. 30 at the age of 77. Several suggestions have been made to perpetuate the memory of Chestnut, who made his mark in Selma's legal community when he began practicing in the late 1950s. The initial effort by family members was to rename the courthouse for Chestnut, who represented victims and accused killers during hundreds of trials. That bid was thwarted when the County Commission failed to vote in favor of renaming the courthouse. The next effort was to rename a major street in Selma for Chestnut. Jeff Davis Avenue, as it is known, intersects at one point with Martin Luther King Jr. Street.
It is believed to be the only intersection of its kind in the country. The intersection is near where Chestnut and his partners once represented clients. Nearby is a radio station built by the law firm.
During the meeting, a family friend suggested renaming Broad Street in honor of Chestnut, but Councilman Cecil Williamson indicated later that was unlikely.
"It's a federal highway, and I don't think the government will rename it," said Williamson.
Broad Street also is U.S. 80, which courses through the downtown business district and continues on to the Mississippi state line. Before the City Council can vote on whether to rename Jeff Davis Avenue, a survey will be taken of residents and business owners along the street to see if they approve of the measure. The City Council could take up the issue in February."
OK, first things first, in my brief experience with City Government, I can tell you that motions and regular business (though frustrating) is part of a normal meeting.
Second, the family is railing about all of the trauma the City is putting them through. Let's not forget that the family's, frustration is self-inflicted. Let us also not forget that the family could have picked ANY street in Selam to honor their late father but they picked Jeff Davis Ave., which incidently intersects with Martin Luther King Blvd.
This is just one of many examples across the country in which the Civil Rights movement has reared its ugly head and revealed its true intention which is Black Supremacism.
Rather than let two cultures co-exist, these people want to literally destroy Confederate History.
According to a Selma-Times Journal poll which asks "Do you agree with Jeff Davis Ave to J.L. Chesnutt Blvd?
87% of the residents of Selma are opposed to the measure.
Please click THIS LINK to fight these scoundrels and make the Confederate Voice heard:
Clint, Missouri Bushwhacker
Labels: Alabama, Black Supremacism, Cultural Genocide, Jeff Davis Avenue, Selma
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