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Jun 19, 2020 · “Their statues pay homage to hate, not heritage. They must be removed.” Having said that, it's worth noting that Pelosi's father, Thomas D’Alesandro Jr., oversaw the dedication of such a statue when he was Mayor of Baltimore in 1948. The monument, dedicated to Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee, was erected in the city's Wyman Park.
Funding for the statue was secured by Colonial Trust Company owner J. Henry Ferguson before he died in 1928. Ferguson provided $100,000 for the erection of the monument. It was dedicated in 1948 in a ceremony at which Governor William Preston Lane Jr. and Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. (the father of Nancy Pelosi) spoke.
- City of Baltimore
- Laura Gardin Fraser
- 1948, 2017: removed
- Baltimore, Maryland
Jan 20, 2016 · Back in 1955, a time very different from today culturally and stylistically, Baltimore mayor Thomas D’Alesandro Jr. was roundly ridiculed for removing as “morally objectionable” a painting ...
Aug 24, 2017 · Baltimore Mayor Thomas D’Alesandro, Jr., Pelosi’s dad, spoke at the original 1948 dedication ceremony for Lee/Jackson statue, according to the Baltimore Sun, which 3,000 in attendance, including the Maryland governor. D’Alesandro offered these comments at the dedication.
- Robert Jonathan
Jun 12, 2020 · Pelosi’s father, Thomas D’Alesandro, Jr., was the mayor of Baltimore in 1948 when the Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee Monument was erected in Wyman Park. Pelosi’s dad said Jackson’s and Lee’s examples were inspirational and encouraged Americans to “emulate Jackson’s example and stand like a stone wall against aggression in any ...
Aug 24, 2017 · Here is what Mayor Thomas D’Alesandro, Jr., then mayor of Baltimore, and father of House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi said at the dedication, accepting the statue as the official representative ...
Thomas Ludwig John D'Alesandro Jr. (August 1, 1903 – August 23, 1987) was an American politician who served as the 41st mayor of Baltimore from 1947 to 1959. A member of the Democratic Party , he previously represented Maryland's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 until 1947.
