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DeKalb County wants to move confederate monument
MIRANDA HAWKINS • OCT 25, 2017
DeKalb County commissioners approved a resolution Tuesday calling for the removal of a Confederate monument from Decatur Square.
The “Lost Cause” monument sits by the old DeKalb County Courthouse in downtown Decatur.
Georgia law prohibits the removal of Confederate monuments on state property. But Decatur officials argue the county owns this property.
DeKalb’s legal team now has 30 days to verify that. And if the county does own it, the next step is to decide where to move it ...
https://www.wabe.org/dekalb-county-signals-wants-move-confederate-monument/
