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  1. apnews.com › article › confederate-monumentA Mississippi town moves a Confederate monument that became a ...

    Sep 18, 2024 · GRENADA, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi town has taken down a Confederate monument that stood on the courthouse square since 1910 — a figure that was tightly wrapped in tarps the past four years, symbolizing the community’s enduring division over how to commemorate the past. Grenada’s first Black mayor in two decades seems determined to ...

  2. www.djournal.com › news › state-newsGrenada mayor says a Confederate monument is staying in ...

    Sep 23, 2024 · JACKSON — A Confederate monument that was removed from a courthouse square in Grenada will remain in storage rather than being put up at a new site while a lawsuit over its future is considered ...

  3. apnews.com › article › confederate-monument-grenadaMississippi mayor says a Confederate monument is staying in ...

    Sep 20, 2024 · The lawsuit says the monument belongs on Grenada’s courthouse square, which “has significant historical and cultural value.” The 20-foot (6.1-meter) monument features a Confederate solider. The base is carved with images of Confederate president Jefferson Davis and a Confederate battle flag.

  4. www.msn.com › en-us › newsA Mississippi Confederate monument covered for 4 years ... - MSN

    This photo shows a site behind a fire station on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in Grenada, Miss., where a Confederate monument is to be relocated after it was removed from the courthouse square downtown.

  5. www.legaltrends.net › legal-news › mississippi-mayorMississippi Confederate Monument to Remain in Storage Amid ...

    Sep 23, 2024 · Lawsuit Over Monument’s Future. The monument’s removal has sparked legal action from James L. Jones, chaplain of a Sons of Confederate Veterans chapter, and Susan M. Kirk, a long-time Grenada resident. They filed a lawsuit on Wednesday, asserting that the statue belongs on the courthouse square, where it had stood since 1910.

  6. www.voanews.com › a › mississippi-town-movesMississippi town moves Confederate monument that became an ...

    Sep 18, 2024 · A Mississippi town has taken down a Confederate monument that stood on the courthouse square since 1910 — a figure that was tightly wrapped in tarps the past four years, symbolizing the ...

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  8. richmondfreepress.com › news › 2024Mississippi mayor says a Confederate monument stays in ...

    Sep 26, 2024 · The city’s proposed new site, announced days before the monument was dismantled, is behind a fire station about 3.5 miles from the square. The lawsuit states the monument belongs on Grenada’s courthouse square, which “has significant historical and cultural value.” The 20-foot monument features a Confederate solider.