The latest on attempts to move a Confederate memorial from Forest Park in St. Louis is that the removal has been temporarily halted by a court order. St. Louis Circuit Judge Robert Dierker issued an …
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The latest on attempts to move a Confederate memorial from Forest Park in St. Louis is that the removal has been temporarily halted by a court order.St. Louis Circuit Judge Robert Dierker issued an injunction and set a July 6 hearing for arguments over whether the city or the Missouri Civil War Museum owns the 38-foot-tall granite monument.The museum filed a lawsuit against the city contending the United Daughters of the Confederacy signed over ownership rights to the museum last week.The monument was erected in 1914. The new mayor of St. Louis, in one of her first acts, agreed that the memorial should be removed since a small group of people argue that Confederate memorials honor racism and slavery. Others contend the memorials are part of our history, and honor Civil War veterans.We are on the side of those who contend the memorials should remain since they are part of American history.The St. Louis removal episode has reached the political correctness ridiculous stage, with time and money being wasted. Aren’t there more important issues that should be addressed?
