Tag: Confederate statues
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Campus political organizations, community activitists respond to confederate monument removal
Dallas’ governing bodies have started removing Confederate imagery from the city. While there is universal agreement on removing Confederate monuments across the city council, the school board and campus political organizations, the devil is in the details. Within the Dallas City Council, the DISD board, the UTD Democrats and Republicans, there is a subtle but…
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City council calls for Confederate monument removal
September 11 Update: Shortly after the original publication of this article the Dallas City Council unexpectedly voted to remove the bronze statue of Robert E. Lee in Robert E. Lee park on Wednesday Sept. 6. The removal was scheduled for that afternoon, and was quickly put into motion. Upon attempting to remove the statue the…