Silent Sam was erected to promote white supremacy, not to respect history. The speech given when it was erected in 1913 literally included quotes such as 'the p

Silent Sam was erected to promote white supremacy, not to respect history. The speech given when it was erected in 1913 literally included quotes such as 'the purest strain of the Anglo Saxon is to be found in the 13 Southern States' and 'I horse-whipped a negro wench until her skirts hung in shreds'.