Protesters in North Carolina Tear Down Confederate Statue

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    in July 2015, North Carolina one of a handful of States that has a law about protecting Confederate memorials. So how many laws did these protesters break? 

    Again, once your protest becomes violent or destructive your voice becomes mute. – PB/TK 

    Protesters in North Carolina Tear Down Confederate Statue – By Abigail Abrams / Aug 14 2017

    A group of protesters in Durham, N.C. pulled down a Confederate statue outside a government building on Monday evening.

    The statue, called the Confederate Soldiers Monument, was dedicated to the city in 1924 and stands outside a government building that houses offices such as the county manager and the county attorney. It depicts a soldier along with the words “In memory of the boys who wore the gray,” in reference to the color of the Confederate forces during the Civil War. The monument also features a seal engraved with “The Confederate States of America.”

    The action took place just two days after violence erupted in Charlottesville, Va. when protesters clashed with white nationalists rallying against the removal of another Confederate statue

    Continue to time.com article: http://time.com/4900779/durham-north-carolina-confederate-statue-pulled-down-protesters/?xid=homepage

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