The Ugliest Confederate Statue in the World: Jack Kershaw, Pt. 1
About this episode
The episode discusses Jack Kershaw's controversial life and his infamous Confederate statue.
Jack Kershaw created his most famous piece of art in his 80s. His lifelong passion for the arts had to take a backseat when he shifted his focus to becoming a professional racist during the fight against integration. He was doing it for his confederate ancestors, he would often say. But he was never very specific about who exactly his ancestors were... The It Could Happen Here episode mentioned, originally aired 2/22/2024 - https://open.spotify.com/episode/1ZQAqsxImsNGQUTzHGKhNp Sources: https://thesewaneepurple.org/2021/03/23/polk-sculpture-donated-by-white-supremacist-jack-kershaw/ https://thesewaneepurple.org/2021/03/22/polk-sculpture-removed-by-student-taken-to-archives/ https://meridiana.sewanee.edu/2022/04/30/a-year-later-a-letter-of-explanation/ https://www.moca.org/collection/work/unmanned-drone https://religiondispatches.org/2025/10/28/swords-plowshares https://www.sipcville.com/ https://www.vpm.org/news/2026-03-23/swords-into-plowshares-cville-jefferson-school-designs-hood-push-mass https://www.vpm.org/news/2024-05-23/swords-into-plowshares-robert-e-lee-statue-charlottesville-centennial…
Topics covered
- art
- racism
- Confederate history
- integration
- sculpture
- true crime
Keywords
- Jack Kershaw
- Confederate statue
- racism
- integration
- art
- sculpture
- true crime
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: iHeartPodcasts, Cool Zone Media
Books & works: The Ugliest Confederate Statue in the World
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