The markers and artifacts removed include a monument honoring the first Confederate soldier to be killed by a Union soldier.
Last year, moving a Confederate Monument from the Loudoun County Courthouse lawn was impossible. This year it’s inevitable. What changed?
Jun 18, 2020
Montgomery County Council Calls For Removal Of Confederate Names From Street Signs, Public Facilities
All nine members of the council are asking the county for a “comprehensive review” of street and public building names so ones named after Confederate figures can be removed.
The person or group of people poured “a large quantity of white paint” and spray painted “Dead!!” in gold.
“Given these feelings and the tragedy in Charlottesville, I felt compelled to remove this memorial from public property,” said Howard County executive Allan Kittleman.
Quartz put it together using 2015 data from the Southern Poverty Law Center, which found more than 1,500 sites in public spaces.
More than half the city’s legislators have requested that NPS take down a memorial to Albert Pike that stands in Judiciary Square.
