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MonumentsCemetery marker covers solcliergravecont inued from page 1AUnited 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 Americanution, was dedicated e after the end of WorldIOriginally the monumentsegregated1960replaced with pyramid caps to mirror the middle section of the granite statue. While the monument is on courthouse property the countv does not maintainWthe statue.Whenfederate flag. 1 don't believe thecity of Wilson should openlydisplay the flag bec ause of the history of the Confederacy'. Jenkins said, 1 don't rhuit represents the ideology c people in this city ”The Confederate MonurrCasanova 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 Timesu as dedicated on Confederate Memorial Day in 1902 and the cannon was added two yearslater. The monument sits atop a mass grave containing remains that were originally in a Confederate cemetery' near the hos- are you going to dommpital where the soldiers died, but were moved in 1890 The cemetery is city property anda City Council-appointed cemetery' commission is responsible for maintenance (The monuments were placed) during the Jim Crowera. so people who were the minority had no say in the matter” Jenkins said. “Now is the time to have a say in the matter.win 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 theWcommittee's recommendationsHooks also urged city officials to take action.“Now. maybe vou didn't know,IFbut now vou do ' Hooks saidWAnd now that vou know, whatNo 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 attacks on Saturday that ledto 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 symbols commemorating the CivilWar A 2015 state law prevents city and county governmentsfrom removing historicalmonuments without the N CHistorical Commission’s approvalGov. Roy Cooper called forthe removal of Confederatemonuments mi Tuesday, butstate Senate leader Phil Berger slammed Cooper’s “reactionary rhetoric” and said the issue merits further studyW
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Wilson, North Carolina, US
Fri, Aug 18, 2017
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