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MonumentsCemetery marker covers soldierigravecontinued from page 1AUnited States flag and the Con federate flag The monument, which was commissioned by chapters of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Daughters of the AmericanRevolution, was dedicated etchof WorldIOriginally 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 maintain the statue.“When it comes to the Confederate flag. 1 don't believe the ci?\ of Wilson should openlydisplay the flag because of the history of the Confederacy', Jenkias said.... I don't thmk it represents the ideology of people in this cityThe Confederate Monumentmfederate cemeterv near the hos-pital where the soldiers died, but were moved in 1 *90 The cemetery1 is city property and a City Council-appointed cemetery' commission is responsible for maintenance“(The monuments wereplaced) during the Jim Crow era, so people who w ere the minority had no say in the matter” Jenkins said, “Now is the time to have a say in the matterIn 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 Citv Council could vote on theW ;committee's recommenda t ionsHooks also urged city officials to take action.Now, maybe you didn't know , but now you do Hooks said ‘And now that you know whatare you going to do?”No city officials responded to the men s comments, hut Mayor Bruce Rose did make a comment at the beginning of themeeting about the Charlottesville attacks on Saturday that led to a woman’s death He urgedattendees to pray for the country’and for officials.The local concern over Confederate memorials is part of an uptick in national debate over the placement of statues, monuments and other svm-hols commemorating the Civil War A 2015 state law prevents city and county governments from removing historical monuments without the N C.Historical Commission’s approval.Gov Roy Cooper called for the removal of Confederate monuments on Tuesday, but state Senate leader Phil Berger slammed Cooper’s “reactionary rhetoric and said the issue merits further studvCasanova “Cas Hooks of Wilson expresses concern over Confederate symbols and a historical marker honoring Josephus Daniels during Thursday's Wilson City 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 1902 and the cannon was added two vearswlater. The monument sits atop a mass grave containing remains that w ere originally in a Con
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Wilson, North Carolina, US
Fri, Aug 18, 2017
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