Group files lawsuit to remove Confederate monument from Iredell County Government Center
Lawsuit filed to remove Confederate monument By WBTV Web Staff | May 4, 2021 at 2:44 PM EDT - Updated May 5 at 3:25 PM
IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - A coalition of people and groups in Iredell County have filed a lawsuit seeking the removal of a Confederate monument that stands in front of the county’s government center.
The lawsuit was filed Tuesday against the County, the County Board of Commissioners, and the commissioners themselves in Iredell County Superior Court. The plaintiffs, made up of a multi-racial coalition of county residents, state and local NAACP chapters, and a local clergy group.
By Ben Gibson | Statesville Record & Landmark
The battle over the Iredell County Confederate Memorial is in a new phase after a group of plaintiffs filed a lawsuit Tuesday demanding the county remove the statue.
In the press release, the group said the Iredell County Commissioners vote to begin the removal process â before seemingly backtracking â was one of the reasons the lawsuit was filed. In fact, on March 3 of this year, the Iredell County Board of Commissioners voted to remove the Confederate Monument, admitting in their Resolution that the monument occupied a prominent position in front of the justice system during a period of Jim Crow laws, segregation and endemic discrimination against African-Americans, and that, for Black residents, the monument continues to serve as a reminder of policies of oppression, having their roots in the system of slavery that existed in the Confederate States of America.
Tallahassee man pledges $10K to remove Confederate statue on Old Capitol grounds
Ready to raise what it takes to say good riddance
A Confederate monument that has been on the Old Florida Capitol grounds since 1923 continues to spark outrage in the community.
Posted at 6:00 PM, Apr 20, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-20 18:00:17-04
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â A Confederate monument that has been on the Old Florida Capitol grounds since 1923 continues to spark outrage in the community.
Kevin Cate is pledging $10,000 and plans to raise whatever it costs to have it removed.
Recent discussions on social media still have not led to a known owner of the statue, keeping community members who want this taken down at a pause.
Delay in Plan to Move Confederate Monument in Shreveport
There s a bit of a delay in moving the Confederate Monument from in front of the Caddo Parish Courthouse.
Parish Administrator Dr. Woody Wilson says four contractors took a look at the entire scope of the project and the parish only got one bid. But that bid came in at more than 2 million dollars, which is four times the amount the parish budgeted for moving the monument. Commissioners have agreed to set aside 500 thousand dollars to move the monument to the Pleasant Hill Battlefield Site south of Mansfield. Dr. Wilson says they will regroup and try to find another company that might be able to get closer to the budget amount.
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