Protesters to picket at Confederate monument in Norfolk VA
By Katherine Hafner
The Virginian-Pilot
Aug 16, 2017 Updated 5 min ago
... At 4 p.m., people will gather at the statue named Johnny Reb at the southeast corner of Commercial Place and East Main Street.
The monument was put up in 1907 and moved slightly to its current location in 1971.
The protest, called "Disrupt Confederate Monuments," is organized by Disrupt Norfolk VA, an organization that aims to "create a safer space for strengthening affinity groups, sharing projects and discussing the topics we care to organize around," according to its Facebook page.
"Johnny Reb is not welcome here," organizers wrote ... The statue is "nothing more than a symbol of oppression" ...
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