Mayor Kasim Reed On Atlanta’s Confederate Monuments

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed says he’s will publicly announce how he plans to proceed with recommendations from Atlanta’s Confederate Advisory Committee on Monday.

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The commission advising the city of Atlanta on its Confederate memorials and monuments has held its final public comment session and has made recommendations to the mayor and city council.

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed says he’s reviewing those recommendations with other city officials and will publicly announce how he plans to proceed with them on Monday.

Reed joined Denis O’Hayer on “Morning Edition” to talk about the recommendations and his personal relationship to Atlanta’s Confederate monuments and memorials.