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Chattanooga seeks to be removed as trustee of Confederate Cemetery
by Taylor Ellis
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. —
... Mayor Andy Berke asked City Attorney Wade Hinton to file paperwork to confirm the City is no longer a trustee of the Confederate Cemetery ...
The city is not on the deed for the Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery on Third Street, but it is listed as a trustee in a decree.
The 1942 Chancery Court Order outlines multiple trustees .. and is the last document of record for the land the cemetery sits on.
“Our action today makes it clear that the City of Chattanooga condemns white supremacy in every way, shape and form," Mayor Berke said in a statement ...
http://newschannel9.com/news/local/city-of-chattanooga-seeks-to-be-removed-as-trustee-of-confederate-cemetery
