grenada, mississippi  — A Mississippi town has taken down a Confederate monument that stood on the courthouse square since 1910 — a figure that was tightly wrapped in tarps the past four years, symbolizing the community's enduring division over how to commemorate the past.
Grenada's first Black mayor in two decades seems determined to follow through on the city's plans to relocate the monument to other public land, a concrete slab behind a fire …

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A Mississippi town has taken down a Confederate monument that stood on the courthouse square since 1910—a figure that was tightly wrapped in tarps the past four years, symbolizing the community's ...

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GRENADA — A Mississippi town has taken down a Confederate monument that stood on the courthouse square since 1910 — a figure that was tightly wrapped in tarps the past four years, symbolizing the community’s enduring division over how to commemorate the past. Grenada’s first Black mayor in two decades seems determined to follow through on the city’s plans to relocate the monument to other public land. A concrete slab has already been poured behi…

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A Mississippi town moves a Confederate monument that became a shrouded eyesore

GRENADA — A Mississippi town has taken down a Confederate monument that stood on the courthouse square since 1910 — a figure that was tightly wrapped in tarps the past four years, symbolizing the community's enduring division over how to…

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A Mississippi town has taken down a Confederate monument that stood since 1910. The figure was wrapped in tarps the past four years after the Grenada City Council voted to move the monument in 2020. But a state lawmaker from elsewhere in Mississippi is threatening legal action. The post Grenada Removed A Confederate Monument From Its Courthouse Square. A Mississippi Lawmaker Is Threatening Legal Action. appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.

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Grenada Removes Confederate Monument From Courthouse Square

grenada, mississippi - A Mississippi town has taken down a Confederate monument that stood on the courthouse square since 1910 - a figure that was tightly wrapped in tarps the past four years, symbolizing the community's enduring division over how to commemorate the past.Grenada's first Black mayor in two decades seems determined to follow through on the city's plans to relocate the monument to other public land

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GRENADA (AP) — A Mississippi town has taken down a Confederate monument that stood on the courthouse square since 1910 — a figure that was tightly wrapped in tarps the past four years, symbolizing the community’s enduring division over how to commemorate the past. Grenada’s first Black mayor in two decades seems determined to follow through on the city’s plans to relocate the monument to other public land. A concrete slab has already been poured…

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Prior to and after Mississippi Rep. Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes (Rep.-Picayune) stating her case against the relocation of Grenada’s Confederate Monument from the Downtown Square to what she believes is not a “suitable location,” several longtime residents voiced their concerns on the matter.

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