DeKalb County Signals It Wants To Move A Confederate Monument

October 25th, 2017

There have been calls to remove the “Lost Cause” monument, which sits by the old DeKalb County courthouse in downtown Decatur.

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DeKalb County commissioners approved a resolution Tuesday calling for the removal of a Confederate monument from Decatur Square.

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The “Lost Cause” monument sits by the old DeKalb County Courthouse in downtown Decatur.

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DeKalb County Signals It Wants To Move A Confederate Monument

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