Since George Floyd's death began nationwide protests, about 60 Confederate monuments have come down. But there have also been formal decisions to protect 28 monuments across the country, NPR finds.
Jeff Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesA statue of a Confederate soldier on Washington Street in Lewisburg, W.Va.About 60 Confederate monuments have come down across the U.S. amid a national reckoning on race — but nearly half as many localities that considered removing their statues have decided to keep them.
"I just really like that sometimes [with] the nonpolitical correctness, people will tell you what's on their mind. ... Now you can have an honest dialogue and honest debate back-and-forth." County Judge Chad Sims read the motion"to relocate the [Confederate] soldier statue currently located on the east side of the Harrison County historic courthouse grounds to another acceptable and secure location."
The leader of the months-long effort to remove the statue, a fiery fifth-grade teacher named Demetria McFarland, was furious. For nearly two decades, the Caddo Parish Commission debated what to do with the imposing Civil War memorial in front of the courthouse. Thirty feet tall, it features a rebel soldier, four Confederate generals and Clio, the muse of history.At a meeting three years ago, Commissioner Matthew Linn, who is white and Republican, crossed over. He told the packed courtroom at the time:"My decision is not based on me being a Southern boy.
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