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MonumentsCemetery marker' coverscontinued 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 esgh years after the end of World W,I.Originaliv the monumentsegregated1960replaced with pyramid caps to mirror the middle section of the granite statue. WTiile the monument is on courthouse property the county does not maintain the statue.Wrhenfederate flag. 1 don’t believe the dtv of Wilson should openlydisplay the flag bec ause of thehistory of the Confederacy,Jenkins said I don’t thu it represents the ideology c people in this cityThe Confederate Monurrfederate 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.4ft(The monuments wereplaced) during the Jim Crow era, so people who were the minority had no say in the matter, ’ Jenkins said. “Now is the time tohave a say in the matter.*-In a memorandum Jenkins distributed to the council, he recommended establishing an ad-hoc committee of citizens to decide whether the monuments are replaced, red- ne.maintained or removed completely. He recommended the Citv Council could vote on thecommittee s recommendationsHooks also urged city lt;to take action.“Now, maybe you didn hut now you do, HooksAnd now* that vou knowgraveare 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 the meeting about the Charlottesville attacks on Saturday that led to a woman’s death He urged attendees to pray for the country' and for officials.Fhe local concern over Confederate memorials is part of an uptick in national debate over the placement of statues, monuments and other symbols commemorating the Civil War A 2015 state law preventscity? and county governments from removing historical monuments without the N.C. Historical Commission’s approval.Gov. Roy Cooper called for the removal of Confederatemonuments 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 I Timesw as dedicated on Confederate Memorial Day in 1902 and the cannon was added two yearswlater. The monument sits atop a mass grave containing remains that were originally in a Con-
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Wilson, North Carolina, US
Fri, Aug 18, 2017
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