Stone Mountain board approves limited changes to park’s Confederate imagery

The Stone Mountain Memorial Association Board voted to move Confederate flags and make changes to the park's logo at Monday's meeting. Some who attended the meeting waved signs and flags, calling for the removal of Confederate imagery. (Emil Moffatt/WABE)

Updated at 5:25 p.m. Monday

The board that oversees Stone Mountain State Park has voted to relocate Confederate flags and develop a new logo amid continued criticism over how the park commemorates the Confederacy.

The flags, which greet visitors as they walk up Stone Mountain, will be moved to the base of the 90-foot-tall Confederate carving. The park’s logo, which depicts the carving of Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis and Stonewall Jackson, will be changed as well.