{"id":7851,"date":"2019-05-06T12:45:24","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T16:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lawyer.com\/?p=7851"},"modified":"2020-04-21T09:05:21","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T13:05:21","slug":"figuring-out-a-virginia-statue-dispute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lawyer.com\/index.php\/figuring-out-a-virginia-statue-dispute\/","title":{"rendered":"Figuring out a Virginia Statue Dispute"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Erasing history?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In February 2017, the Charlottesville, VA City Council voted in favor of removing the statues of General Robert E. Lee and General Thomas J. \u201cStonewall\u201d Jackson from public parks in the city. \u00a0Prevalent characters in any American history book, these two men served as leaders of the Confederate military.\u00a0 For their integral roles in the Civil War, they were honored with statues, erected in Charlottesville public parks in the early 1920\u2019s.\u00a0 Due to the sensitive nature of what these statues may represent, the Council agreed to have them taken down.\u00a0 Supporters of preserving the historical significance of the statues, however, disagreed with the Council\u2019s decision, and filed a lawsuit against the city in March 2017.<\/p>\n

According to legal documents, the plaintiffs argue that Virginia legislation bans the removal of war monuments, such as the Confederate Generals\u2019 statues. \u00a0Although a judge recently agreed with that logic, the city is not resting.\u00a0 With plans to appeal the judge\u2019s decision<\/a> to preserve the statues, the city claims that the statues perpetuate a time in which the North and South were divided in culture, government, and ideals.\u00a0 While there is a debate on whether or not the statues represent a negative past or an appreciation for history, but there is a steadfast understanding that the statues are monuments of the Civil War.<\/p>\n

In response to the city\u2019s initial vote to take down the statues, two groups of opposing protestors rallied in August 2017.\u00a0 The occasion was not peaceful, and resulted in the death of one protestor and the injuries of over 30 people. \u00a0Following this event, the city retaliated with the firm declaration that the council will sell each of the statues to anyone willing to remove them from the parks. \u00a0As the lawsuit progressed for the past two years, the execution of this city council vote has been delayed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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