*The New Orleans City Council voted Thursday to remove four monuments to the Confederacy: statues of Gens. Robert E. Lee, P.G.T. Beauregard and Confederacy president Jefferson Davis, as well as an obelisk dedicated to the Battle of Liberty Place. A large crowd attended the session in council chambers and broke into cheers after the 6-1 … Continue reading New Orleans Calls Confederate Monuments ‘Nuisances’; Votes to Remove Them
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