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A judge ruled that removing the monument would not violate rights of free speech and free expression of religion.
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Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry continues to press for removal of a Confederate monument from Springfield Park by putting $500,000 into his proposed budget for taking down Confederate monuments in parks.
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An 11-foot marble likeness of civil-rights leader and educator Mary McLeod Bethune replaced a statue of a former Confederate general that represented Florida in the National Statuary Hall for nearly a century.
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City Council voted 13-6 against a proposal to remove the monument at Springfield Park. Instead, the council wants to have a series of public discussions about the future of all Confederate monuments on public land.
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City Council member Matt Carlucci used close-up drone photos to show the robe-draped woman on top of the statue's roof.
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Councilman Matt Carlucci says a decision shouldn't be delayed until the fall.
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The monument had stood at Hanover Square since 1902.
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The Rules Committee of the Jacksonville City Council voted down legislation Tuesday to hold a public referendum on whether to remove all historical markers from public places.
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The Northside Coalition of Jacksonville organized a rally Monday to mourn the dead in Buffalo and to call again for the removal of Confederate monuments.
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Dueling legislation being considered by the Jacksonville City Council may determine the future of Confederate symbols on public lands.