The State of Georgia purchased Stone Mountain in the late 1950s in the face of the growing Civil Rights Movement.
It later passed legislation preserving several elements memorializing the Confederacy, backed by the efforts of the Daughters of the Confederacy and supported by the KKK.
Several state House representatives from DeKalb County have introduced House Bill 794, which would repeal the Confederate mandate and refocus Stone Mountain Park as a place for outdoor recreation.
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