Crew begins dismantling Confederate monument in Louisville

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

U.S. | Sat Nov 19, 2016 | 10:01pm EST

Crew begins dismantling Confederate monument in Louisville

A work crew began to dismantle a Confederate monument in Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday, the mayor said, in the latest move to take down or relocate symbols of the slaveholding Southern Confederacy from the American Civil War.

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer in a pair of messages on Twitter showed photos of figures that had been removed from the monument.

"We've started disassembly (of) the Confederate Monument," Fischer wrote.

The 121-year-old memorial will be moved from its current location adjacent to the University of Louisville to the town of Brandenburg, a town about 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Louisville that hosts a biennial Civil War re-enactment, officials have said.

Fischer said earlier this week that the Brandenburg location provides a "more proper context" for the monument, which is 70 feet (21 meters) tall.

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[geomon666]

1. I have a better use for the monument.

You take an old Union cannon and you fire a 12 pounder at that fucking thing and watch it turn into dust. Then we have a good proper street party to celebrate.