Petition Calls For Chadwick Boseman Memorial To Replace Confederate Statue

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Chadwick Boseman’s fans in his hometown have launched a petition to memorialize the late “Black Panther” star. The petition seeks to replace a statue of a Confederate soldier in Anderson, South Carolina, with a memorial to Boseman.

RELATED: Marvel Pay Tribute To Chadwick Boseman With Emotional Video: ‘You Will Always Be Our King’ The current statue, which was erected in 1902, sits in front of the town courthouse with a plaque that reads, “The world shall yet decide, in truth’s clear, far-off light, that the soldiers who wore the gray, and died with Lee, were in the right.” The petition states, “Mr.

Boseman is without question an American treasure and his accolades go on and on. It is only fitting that his work is honoured in the same place