The State of Confederate Statues in North Carolina-- Part 1

From the August 15, Greensboro (NC) News & Record  "Dozens of Confederate symbols have been removed since May.  How many in North Carolina?"  Raleigh News & Observer.

I started this in the previous post.

In North Carolina, those magnificent list-makers at the Southern Poverty Law Center say that ten Confederate symbols were removed and three others were relocated from places where they've stood for decades.  But another source, McClatchy News says the number is  at least 19 Confederate statues coming down this year.

N.C. state law requires that  the N.C. Historical Commission has to give approval for these removals.  But there are exceptions, including one for  potential dangers like a statue "toppling" over on a rioter or a potential clash between statue-haters and statue-defenders.

In Salisbury, a protester threw a rock at a building near where the Confederate Fame statue was and a counter-protester was accused of firing a shot into the air.

Wilmington removed two statues because of public safety.

Leaders in several state communities have taken down Confederate statues and protesters have removed  monuments from the State Capitol grounds in Raleigh.

Next post will be a list from SPLC of N.C. removals.

--Old Secesh