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TexasTowelie

(116,812 posts) Sun Dec 1, 2019, 01:29 AM Dec 2019

Town parade canceled over possible Confederate float issues

GARNER, N.C. -- A North Carolina town has canceled its annual Christmas parade over possible issues with a float sponsored by the Sons of Confederate Veterans.

Garner spokesman Rick Mercier tells The News & Observer that online chatter about the float led officials to conclude the event could be targeted for disruption.

He says online posts didn’t threaten to disrupt the parade, but officials wanted to err on the side of public safety given protests about Confederate monuments and symbols in recent years. Video of last year’s parade was shared and criticized Monday by the “Move Silent Sam” Twitter account.

Members of Col. Leonidas L. Polk Camp No. 1486 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans have been involved in the parade for years. Group commander Don Scott says he understands the town’s concerns.

https://www.heraldsun.com/news/nation-world/national/article237879394.html
(Durham Herald Sun)

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NC continues to move toward acknowledging that Gen. Lee NCjack Dec 2019 #1

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1. NC continues to move toward acknowledging that Gen. Lee

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Sun Dec 1, 2019, 11:57 AM

Dec 2019

surrendered to Gen. Grant. The South lost the War. The confederate memorial in Pittsboro, NC has been removed.

The removal project began around 11 p.m. on Nov 19, 2019, Chatham County, NC. The following morning, the statue was down about 1:30 a.m. About 5:50 a.m. on Nov 20, 2019, the final piece of the stone base was removed. The statue and base have been moved to a safe location until the Winnie Davis Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy arranges a more appropriate location for them.

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