In 1867, the Fayetteville National Cemetery in Fayetteville was established by the federal government to be used for proper ...
“We are prepared to pursue such avenues that may be necessary to ensure that the statue is relocated to a more suitable and appropriate location,” she wrote, suggesting a Confederate cemetery ...
But a state lawmaker is threatening legal action. She says that place is inappropriate and the monument should be moved to a Confederate cemetery near the courthouse.
She said the Ladies Cemetery Association is willing to deed a parcel to the city to make it happen. The Confederate monument in Grenada is one of hundreds in the South, most of which were ...
GRENADA, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi town has taken down a Confederate monument that stood on the courthouse square since 1910 — a figure that was tightly wrapped in tarps the past four years ...