Speaker 1: A man of the cloth. A pastor has asked the
Speaker 1: mayor of Chicago to change the names of two parks
Speaker 1: in his neighborhood. Bishop James Duke's pastor Deliberation Christian Center,
Speaker 1: says Chicago has no business honoring George Washington and Andrew Jackson.
Speaker 1: He says that both were slave owners, which is especially
Speaker 1: offensive in Chicago's black communities. He told the media, when
Speaker 1: my children or grandchildren walked through these parks and say, grandfather,
Speaker 1: wasn't he a slave owner? How do I explain that?
Speaker 1: And how do I reconcile that with their views of
Speaker 1: what heroes are. Pastor Dukes says that he isn't trying
Speaker 1: to eradicate history. He just wants it put where it
Speaker 1: belongs so it can be taught properly. Now, who does
Speaker 1: Pastor Dukes think is worthy of having their names on
Speaker 1: community parks? When he offered a couple of ideas, the
Speaker 1: reverend jacks or Michael Jackson. Actor Leslie Odom Jr. Who
Speaker 1: performed in the Broadway musical Hamilton also wait did He
Speaker 1: told TMZ that pulling down statues of Washington and Jeffreyson
Speaker 1: should be on the table for discussion. Perhaps the better
Speaker 1: question for Rom Emmanuel, the mayor, and Pastor Davis and
Speaker 1: Mr Odom isn't what the name of the parks ought
Speaker 1: to be. It's whether children and grandchildren who visit the
Speaker 1: parks in Chicago these days stand a chance of getting
Speaker 1: out of them alive. I mean, there's a lot of
Speaker 1: people getting shot in Chicago. You remember that, right, Kids too,