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packman

(16,296 posts) Wed Jul 15, 2020, 11:55 AM Jul 2020

Pensacola City Council votes to remove Confederate monument, change name of Lee Square

Just amazing - Never thought this would happen-

Pensacola's 129-year-old Confederate monument will be coming down.

The Pensacola City Council voted 6-1 to remove the monument and 7-0 to change the name of Lee Square back to its original name of Florida Square during a special meeting Tuesday night.

The city will look for a contractor to remove and relocate the monument. Lee Square has been closed since the monument was vandalized earlier this month, and it will remain closed until the monument is removed. The mayor's office will investigate where the monument will now go.

https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2020/07/14/pensacola-city-council-votes-remove-confederate-monument-change-name-lee-square/5438879002/