DeKalb delegation wants to remove Stone Mountain’s designation as Confederate memorial

Members of DeKalb County’s all-Democratic legislative delegation are seeking to remove Stone Mountain’s designation as a Confederate memorial.

“State Representatives Billy Mitchell (D-Stone Mountain), Mary Margaret Oliver (D-Decatur) and Omari Crawford (D-Decatur) have introduced House Bill 794, a bill which would remove the official designation of Stone Mountain Park in its entirety as a Confederate Memorial and removes the word ‘Memorial’ from the park’s official title,” a press release from the legislators said. “HB 794 is co-sponsored by every member of the DeKalb delegation.”

The delegation said it is frustrated by the inaction of the Stone Mountain Memorial Association, which oversees the park. SMMA is supposed to be working to contextualize the giant Confederate carving at the park, but as the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported, the rollout of those changes has been slow.