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Stone Mountain’s massive monument featuring Confederate leaders has long sparked controversy. Now, the Stone Mountain Memorial Association has announced changes to the park it hopes will help tell a more "balanced" story of Georgia's past. The latest Georgia Today podcast with host Steve Fennessy and guest Tyler Estep, a reporter at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, examines the park’s history and what the future of its Confederate memorial may look like.    

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Stone Mountain Park in the US state of Georgia is facing changes, partly due to the park’s new Black chairman.

US park celebrates the Confederacy of Slavery face to face Race Issues News Stone Mountain Park, Georgia, United States – A state park that houses the Confederacy as the largest monument in the world – the insurgency that was defeated by the slave states that led to the American Civil War – is examining changes in criticism and declining revenues that could result from the debate. The highlight of the call for change is a giant carving on the north face Stone Mountain, About 25km (15.5 mi...