Virginia
Virginia County Moves, Rededicates Confederate Monuments
ABINGDON, Va. (AP) — A southwest Virginia county not too long ago rededicated two Accomplice monuments after relocating them from a downtown courthouse garden to make approach for development.
A ceremony was held Friday at a brand new park in Abingdon that was paid for by group donations, the Bristol Herald-Courier reported. One marker honors native Civil Struggle generals. The opposite is a statue of a soldier holding a rifle.
The dedication included an honor guard and a gun salute, based on TV station WCYB, with s ome attendees wearing interval apparel.
Many communities throughout Virginia have been eradicating Accomplice monuments because the Normal Meeting gave them the flexibility to take action in 2020.
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