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TexasTowelie

(112,164 posts)
Mon Jul 27, 2020, 09:48 PM Jul 2020

Judge says Confederate statue will be moved after protest groups clash in Weatherford

A Parker County judge confirmed a Confederate statue will be moved from the county courthouse lawn following protests in Weatherford on Saturday, according to the county judge’s office.

The Weatherford Democrat first reported the judge’s announcement on Monday.

The statue of a Confederate soldier is owned by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, which already agreed to move the monument to another location. The relocation process was initially stalled because of confusion over whether UDC or Parker County owned the statue.

Parker County Judge Pat Deen said the statue will be moved from the lawn by the UDC as soon as UDC raises the funds to relocate it. The county cannot remove the statue because the county does not own it, the county judge’s office confirmed.

Read more here: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article244525872.html

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Judge says Confederate statue will be moved after protest groups clash in Weatherford (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jul 2020 OP
move it to the local landfill Skittles Jul 2020 #1

Skittles

(153,160 posts)
1. move it to the local landfill
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 12:47 AM
Jul 2020

fuck the "Daughters of the Confederacy"

from Wiki:
In August 2018, its website still stated that "Slaves, for the most part, were faithful and devoted. Most slaves were usually ready and willing to serve their masters."

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