DeKalb County Judge Orders Confederate Monument In Decatur Be Moved

Judge Clarence Seeliger’s order says the Confederate monument in Decatur Square should be removed by midnight on June 26.

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Updated Saturday at 10:07 a.m.

A Georgia judge Friday ordered the relocation of a Confederate monument that stands in downtown Decatur.

DeKalb County Judge Clarence Seeliger’s order said the 30-foot obelisk in Decatur Square should be removed by midnight June 26 and placed in storage indefinitely.