No action taken on Confederate monument after more than two hours of discussion (NC)
Posted: Jul 21, 2015 8:32 PM EDT
Updated: Jul 21, 2015 8:35 PM EDT
By David Whisenant
SALISBURY, NC (WBTV) - Residents and interested parties spoke to the Salisbury City Council on Tuesday for more than two hours about "Fame," the Confederate monument that stands on W. Innes Street ...
For a group of pastors and their followers and others in Salisbury, this all started after a pro Confederate flag protest took place at the monument two weeks ago. That's when flag supporters and flag protestors started debating and stories from the past came to light and then spilled over onto social media ...
Dozens of people spoke on both sides of the issue on Tuesday. Mayor Paul Woodson even moved the public comment portion of the meeting to the beginning because of the large number of people wishing to speak.
Just before the meeting started in Salisbury, something happened in the North Carolina General Assembly that may make all of the talk about removing the monument a moot point. After two days of heated debate, the House gave final approval to a bill that would require legislative approval to move any public monument, including memorials linked to the Confederacy ...
http://www.wbtv.com/story/29601516/no-action-taken-on-confederate-monument-after-more-than-two-hours-of-discussion
