Monuments on Bastrop County property TX)
Luis de Leon
Published: 11:03 PM CDT June 11, 2020
Updated: 11:03 PM CDT June 11, 2020
AUSTIN, Texas — If you drive by the Bastrop County courthouse, you'll notice several monuments on its front lawns.
One group wants two of them, which are Confederate monuments, to be taken down and off of the property.
A petition was recently started titled, "Remove the Confederate Monuments from Bastrop County Property," which has more than 2,300 signatures as of Thursday night.
"These monuments were set on the lawn to memorialize the history of the Confederacy. As it was stated, to cherish the heritage of southern blood and southern chivalry," the petition's description reads in part. "These symbols of white supremacy have always been memorials to the cause of slavery and the denial of humanity to black people" ...
https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/petition-confederate-monuments-bastrop-county-courthouse/269-dc0648f9-8879-4882-9f7c-11d29ad633ea
