The State of Confederate Statues in North Carolina-- Part 3

I an from North Carolina so especially interested in this article.

**  PITT COUNTY (1):  Confederate statue in front of county courthouse taken down June  23 after leaders voted for "immediate removal."

**  SALISBURY  (1):  Crews on July 6 removed  the Confederate Fame statue after the City and UDC agreed to move it to a cemetery.

**  STATE CAPITOL IN RALEIGH (3):  On June 19 "protesters" (actually rioters) "toppled (actually hate crimes) two bronze soldiers from a Confederate monument.  This scared the governor into ordering three monuments be removed from the grounds for "public safety."

**  WARREN COUNTY (1):  A monument on the courthouse square in Warrenton came down in June after  outside threats were made on FaceBook.

Next, the additional McClatchey's monument removal list.

--Old Secesh

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

Heritage Attacks Continue: Future of Confederate Monuments in NC Still in Limbo

November 19, 2019

**  Vandals splash yellow paint on Confederate monument  in downtown Salisbury.  (NC)

This has been "vandalized" before.  Drivers passing by pulled over to vent to TV crew.  Statue of an angel carrying a Confederate soldier.  More paint put on it in August.

**  Future of several Confederate monuments in North Carolina still in limbo.

**  In Nashville, Nikki Haley reflects on removing Confederate flag from Capitol while SC governor.

**  Third of four meetings sees Confederate committee still struggling with 'context' suggestions.

**  Confederate statue was erected to honor soldiers from Chatham County.  (Pittsboro, N.C.)

--Old Secesh