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August 16, 2017

Baltimore Removes Confederate Statues as National Movement Grows
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On Capitol Hill, members of the Congressional Black Caucus revived calls
Tuesday for the removal of Confederate monuments from the halls of
Congress. Meanwhile, officials in Baltimore removed at least two
Confederate statues overnight, after protesters covered the city's
Soldiers and Sailors Monument in red paint and after Baltimore's City
Council voted unanimously on Monday to remove them. This is Baltimore
City Councilmember Brandon Scott.

Brandon Scott: "The folks that are displayed in these monuments were
traitors to the United States of America. And we should not honor
traitors with monuments anywhere within our country. These monuments are
being used as beacons of lightning for the vile racism that's being spit
out by alt-right and fringe groups throughout this country. And we
should not be part of that."

In Memphis, Tennessee, a large crowd linked arms Tuesday and surrounded
a monument to former Confederate President Jefferson Davis, calling for
the statue's removal.


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