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Monument in Lakeland FL draws protest
LAKELAND, Fla. (WTSP) -- A small group of protesters gathered around the Confederate monument in Lakeland’s Munn Park Sunday night for a candlelight vigil. Organizers said the plan to protest every Sunday until the statue is moved.
For a moment, tensions were high between those protesters and a small group of people who showed up who want it to stay. It never escalated beyond a conversation, though ...
Some say having a Confederate statue in the heart of downtown Lakeland sends the wrong message.
"It's intimidating. I don't come down here at all," Loretta Halliburton said. "I don't like it. It makes me uncomfortable, and I've been here for 10 years" ...
http://www.wtsp.com/news/local/confederate-monument-in-lakeland-draws-protest/470547930
