Momentum Gathering for Removal, Preservation of Confederate Monuments in Downtown Wilmington, N.C.-- Part 1

From the June 12, 2020, Port City Daily nu Mark Darrough.

Two bronze statues that have been in place in Wilmington  for nearly a century could become the latest victims in this crazy time.  They commemorate soldiers and a leader of the Confederacy and were erected in 1911 and 1924.

They are also protected by a 2015 North Carolina law that prohibits permanent removal of Confederate statues in the state.  Several cities around the state have challenged, ignored or found a way to work around the law.  Winston-Salem removed a Confederate statue saying  it was a public nuisance and Pittsboro, where a court found the property the statue stood on was not public property.

The statue of George Davis is one of the ones in Wilmington.  he was appointed by Confederate President Jefferson Davis as the attorney general of the country.

On Tuesday, the Historic Wilmington Foundation  issued a statement calling for the "lawful and safe removal of the George Davis monument at Third and Market as well as the Wilmington Confederate monument at Third and Dock."  They said, "These art works do not represent the values of the City of Wilmington or this organization."

--Old Secesh