State Senator re-files bill to make removing Confederate monuments prohibitively expensive
It would cost a city $1.825 million annually to permanently remove a memorial.
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Project Say Something, Florence to erect marker on racist origins of “Eternal Vigil”
The proposed marker will provide historical context and acknowledge the racial injustices perpetuated in the past.
April 16, 2024
Mobile community members ask for removal of Confederate priest’s statue
On his statue, he is referenced as the “Poet-Priest of the Confederacy.”
Civil rights group to settle with city of Florence over ordinances used to curb protests
Project Say Something said they expect the city council to pass new ordinances that clarify and add protections for protestors.
Civil Rights Memorial Center unveils “Blank Slate Monument”
The monument, created by Ghanaian artist Kwame Akoto-Bamfo, is an interactive statue that contests the narratives promoted by Confederate memorials.
Group threatens to turn stolen Jefferson Davis monument into toilet
A group claiming responsibility for the March theft of the chair from a Selma cemetery wants a banner hung to commemorate the South's surrender.
Mobile removes Confederate monument overnight
The city of Mobile removed a Confederate monument from downtown overnight following days of protest in Mobile and nationwide over police brutality and systemic racism. Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson said he ordered the statue removed from its prominent location in downtown Mobile overnight. “Moving this statue will not change the past,” Stimpson said in a … Continued
State files lawsuit against Birmingham for removing Confederate monument
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall filed a new lawsuit against the city of Birmingham Tuesday for removing a Confederate monument in Linn Park. Local officials in Alabama’s largest city, which has a majority black population, removed a 115-year-old Confederate Soldiers and Sailors monument in the city’s Linn Park after protestors and demonstrators vandalized it Sunday. … Continued
Marshall addresses Mid-Alabama Republicans
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall spoke to the Mid-Alabama Republican Club at the Vestavia Hills Public Library on Saturday. On Thursday, Federal Judge Kristi Dubose of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama, granted Christopher Lee Price’s petition for a stay of execution. Marshall said at some point, federal judges and the … Continued
Marshall files motion to protect Birmingham Confederate monument after court ruling
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has asked the Jefferson County Circuit Court to temporarily delay a judge’s decision striking down Alabama’s 2017 monument protection act. If Marshall’s Jan. 25 request for a stay is granted, the law and its legal protections for a Confederate monument in Birmingham will remain in place until the court case travels … Continued