The state of Virginia started work to remove a huge statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond — and city leaders say they want to take down four other Confederate memorials along Monument Ave.
are also seeking changes to buildings that are named after"men and women who actively sought to uphold white supremacy."
on Twitter the move was not an attempt to rewrite history but intended to remove"a potential distraction" to focus on the future of the Gulf coast city.a huge statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, the state capital. And city leaders say they want to take down another four Confederate memorials along Monument Ave.the Lee statue's removal for 10 days in response to a lawsuit seeking to preserve the monument.
"It should be the people who make that decision not some backroom deal by a bunch of politicians in Jackson," Reeves said Monday when pressed by reporters whether he thought the flag was an accurate representation of modern-day Mississippi, a state with a 38% African-American population.
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