The city is halfway through its effort to take down civil war monuments and protests have been minor,but violence may loom at more contentious sitesThe city of recent Orleans pulled Jefferson Davis from his pedestal early Thursday morning. By noon – this being recent Orleans – a tour group on bicycles stopped to gawk at the empty spot where his likeness had stood. Related: 'whether I had my gun on me, I'd shoot him': the civil war over statues in recent Orleans Related: accomplice memorials have no place in American society. profitable riddance | Steven W Thrasher Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com