Dec 21, 2020
Joseph Brown | The ItemA Confederate statue on the grounds of the Walker County Courthouse has become a topic of debate, with some in the community calling for its removal.Â
The monument honoring âConfederate Patriotsâ that stands outside the Walker County Courthouse in Huntsville wonât be going anywhere.
Monday at their regular meeting, the Walker County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to keep the monument where it is. The move comes after nearly six months of public testimony, where the court has remained mute, until now.
âItâs been a long struggle, but this monument doesnât belong to us ⦠it doesnât belong to this county,â Walker County Judge Danny Pierce said. âWe didnât place it there, someone else did, and like the testimony said this morning, it represents guys that did not think of owning slaves.
Dec 19, 2020
Joseph Brown | The ItemA Confederate statue on the grounds of the Walker County Courthouse has become a topic of debate, with some in the community calling for its removal.Â
The Walker County Commissioners Court is finally slated to take a vote on whether to remove the Confederate monument that has stood outside the county courthouse since 1956.
In an agenda released for the courtâs Monday meeting, commissioners say they will âdiscuss and take action on Confederate Patriots monument,â giving an answer to individuals who have voiced opinions to the court at nearly every meeting since June.
Walker County has one of the newest Confederate monuments in the state, with it being erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy 64 years ago.