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Dozens of residents turned out to Tuesday's City Council meeting to comment on a plan to remove all remaining Confederate monuments in Jacksonville.
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Jacksonville City Councilman Matt Carlucci says he wants the city to develop a plan by July 26, with a cap on costs at $500,000.
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For 2021, Florida removed the third-most Confederate monuments of any state, driven by the renaming of six Jacksonville schools that previously bore the moniker of Confederate generals.
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A group called Sons of Confederate Veterans says Georgia law prohibits the removal of any monument on public property.
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Jacksonville City Council voted 12 to 6 Tuesday to withdraw the bill to allocate $1.3 million toward removing a monument dedicated to white, Confederate women in Springfield Park, leaving the door open for a similar plan in the near future.
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Activists are switching gears in their campaign to take down a Confederate statue in Springfield Park. With City Council appearing to be a lost cause, the focus shifts to recruiting private interests to make the case that a reputation for racism is bad for business.
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Two committees of the Jacksonville City Council voted Monday against removing a confederate monument from public property in Springfield Park, indicating broad opposition to an ordinance that would require two-thirds of the council's support.
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Mayor Lenny Curry's top administrator told City Council over the weekend he will file legislation for moving the Confederate monument out of Springfield Park at an estimated cost of about $1.3 million.
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After protesters demanding removal of a Confederate monument tried to take their group into Jacksonville City Hall for a meeting with Mayor Lenny Curry…
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About 25 people gathered in front of City Hall ahead of Tuesday’s Jacksonville City Council meeting to remind Mayor Lenny Curry of his promise more than a…