Some Georgia State University students are demanding that Atlanta’s mayor remove a prominent statue of Henry Grady from downtown.
Grady was a 19th century newspaper editor who advocated for a “New South” after the Civil War.
An editorial Tuesday signed by the student newspaper’s board and other student groups calls Grady a racist.
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