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MonumentsCemetery marker covers solcliefgravecontinued from page IAUnited States flag and the Confederate flag The monument, which was commissioned by chapters of the United Daughters of the Confederacy' and the Daughters of the AmericanRevolution, was dedicated eight years after the end of World WarIOriginally the monument had segregated fountains, but they were removed in 1960 and replaced with pyramid caps to mirror the middle section of the granite statue While the monument is on courthouse property, the county does not maintainWthe statue.When it comes to the Confederate flag. I don’t believe the ci?\ of Wilson should openly display the flag bec ause of the history of the Confederacy', Jenkins said.. I don’t thmkit represents the ideology of people in this city The Confederate Monument%4Casanova Cas Hooks of Wilson expresses concern over Confederate symbols and a historical marker honoring Josephus Daniels during Thursday's Wilson Cfty Council meeting as Erick Jenkins, who asked city leaders to consider removing Confederate monuments, looks on.Friedman 1 Timesw as dedicated on Confederate Memorial Day in 19lt;)2 and the cannon was added two vearslater. The monument sits atop a mass grave containing remains that were originally in a Con -federate cemetery near the hospital where the soldiers died, but were moved in 1890. The cemetery is city property and a City Council-appointed cemetery' commission is responsible for maintenance‘•(The monuments were placed) during the Jim Cnow era. so people who were the minority had no say in the matter.” Jenkins said. “Now is the time to have a say in the matterWIn a memorandum Jenkins distributed to the council he recommended establishing an ad-hoc committee of citizens to decide whether the monuments are replaced, redone, maintained or removed completely He recommended the City Council could vote on theWcommittee s recommendationsHooks also urged city to take action.Now, mavbe vou didn’t knowV wbut now you do. Hooks said And now that you know, whatomare you going to do?No city officials responded to the men’s comments, but Mayor Bruce Rose did make a comment at the beginning of the meeting about the Charlottesville arracks on Saturday that led to a woman's death He urged attendees to pray for the country’ and for officials.The local concern over Confederate memorials is part ofan uptick in national debate over the placement of statues, monuments and other svm-Whols commemorating the Civil War A 2015 state law prevents city and county governments from removing historical monuments without the N.C. Historical Commission’s approvalGov. Roy Cooper called forthe removal of Confederatemonuments on Tuesday, but state Senate leader Phil Berger slammed Cooper’s “reactionary rhetoric” and said the issue merits further studv
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Wilson, North Carolina, US
Fri, Aug 18, 2017
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