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Greenwood veteran group sues over segregated war monument
Five members of American Legion Post 20 in Greenwood sue South Carolina to allow replacing plaques on a city owned monument that list World War I and World War II dead as white or colored. They challenge the 2000 Heritage Act requiring two thirds legislative approval to alter monuments, arguing local property should be governed locally. The case also references the flag removal from the Statehouse dome and questions whether the state can constrain changes to local monuments.
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Greenwood Monument
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