Next Birmingham Mayor May Inherit Confederate Monument Fight

Birmingham’s next mayor may have a fight on his hands immediately upon taking office in November.

Randall Woodfin may have to find a way to deal with the ongoing controversy over an embattled Confederate monument in Birmingham. The city is facing a lawsuit from the state Attorney General Steve Marshall over the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Linn Park.

The Alabama Memorial Preservation Act that was passed this summer makes it illegal to remove or rename any memorial streets or buildings on public property that have been in place for 40 or more years.

Mayor William Bell put boards up around the monument to obstruct the statue from public viewing. The lawsuit was filed against the city and Mayor Bell the very next day.

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