All-white Mississippi county board votes unanimously against removing Confederate monument
One century-old Mississippi statue isnt budging.
A proposal to remove a Confederate monument honoring Lafayette County soldiers who lost their lives during the Civil War was unanimously voted down.
The all-white Lafayette County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 on Monday in favor of keeping the Oxford statue right where it is, essentially rejecting a proposal to relocate it, reported Jackson, Miss., TV station WLBT.
Several board members elaborated on the decision by asserting that the monument removal wouldnt ease racial tensions nor instill racial unity within the community.
District 4 Supervisor Chad McLarty claimed that African-American friends had informed him they were not aggrieved by the statues presence.
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