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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNew Orleans takes down Confederate monuments under cover of darkness
Source: Associated Press
New Orleans takes down Confederate monuments under cover of darkness
Associated Press in New Orleans
Monday 24 April 2017 14.36 BST
In New Orleans in the small hours of the morning on Monday, workers wearing bulletproof vests and scarves that obscured their faces removed the first of four prominent Confederate monuments.
The precautions were taken in response to what police said were death threats, as the Big Easy became the latest southern institution to sever itself from symbols viewed by many as a representation racism and white supremacy.
The Liberty Monument, which commemorates whites who tried to topple a biracial post-civil war government in New Orleans, was taken away in pieces around 5.35am, after a few hours of work.
The removal happened so early in an attempt to avoid disruption from groups who want the monuments to stay. Police were on hand, including officers who watched the area from atop the parking garage of a nearby hotel.
Three other statues, to Confederate generals Robert E Lee and PGT Beauregard and Confederate president Jefferson Davis, will also be removed now legal challenges have been overcome.
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Associated Press in New Orleans
Monday 24 April 2017 14.36 BST
In New Orleans in the small hours of the morning on Monday, workers wearing bulletproof vests and scarves that obscured their faces removed the first of four prominent Confederate monuments.
The precautions were taken in response to what police said were death threats, as the Big Easy became the latest southern institution to sever itself from symbols viewed by many as a representation racism and white supremacy.
The Liberty Monument, which commemorates whites who tried to topple a biracial post-civil war government in New Orleans, was taken away in pieces around 5.35am, after a few hours of work.
The removal happened so early in an attempt to avoid disruption from groups who want the monuments to stay. Police were on hand, including officers who watched the area from atop the parking garage of a nearby hotel.
Three other statues, to Confederate generals Robert E Lee and PGT Beauregard and Confederate president Jefferson Davis, will also be removed now legal challenges have been overcome.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/24/new-orleans-takes-down-confederate-monuments
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Eugene
Apr 2017
OP
This could get...congested? 'Cause Jazz Fest kicks off Friday, and I bet music fans are
Leghorn21
Apr 2017
#4
As a native New Orleanian I'm very happy to see those rancid monuments removed
Goodheart
Apr 2017
#5
58Sunliner
(4,410 posts)1. Good riddance. Maybe they can melt them and make a plaque
clearly stating all the horrors these people condoned by law.
JustAnotherGen
(31,907 posts)2. Another DUers posted about this being -
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10028971272
Confederate Memorial Day!
Well played Big Easy! Well played!
Confederate Memorial Day!
Well played Big Easy! Well played!
mountain grammy
(26,655 posts)3. About damn time
Long overdue for all monuments to the war for white supremacy to be removed.
Leghorn21
(13,526 posts)4. This could get...congested? 'Cause Jazz Fest kicks off Friday, and I bet music fans are
pouring into town as we speak...ah well, NOLA can deal with Mardi Gras, I suppose this doable as well -
Goodheart
(5,345 posts)5. As a native New Orleanian I'm very happy to see those rancid monuments removed
Oddly, though, as a current resident of Richmond VA my feelings about Monument Avenue there are a bit more ambivalent.