Smoky Mountain Journal -Mayor Of Lexington, KY Calls State Military Commission To Remove Two Confederate-Statues From Lawn of Former Courthouse




The Great Smoky Mountain Journal Staff Reports Posted: Sunday, January 21, 2018 11:22 AM

Mayor Of Lexington, KY Calls State Military Commission To Remove Two Confederate-Statues From Lawn of Former Courthouse
The mayor of Lexington, Kentucky, says after the events in Charlottesville, Virginia, he is taking the steps to remove two Confederate-era statues from the lawn of a former courthouse. The Lexington Herald-Leader reported that Mayor Jim Gray said in a statement Saturday he will ask the Lexington-Fayette County Urban County Council at its Tuesday work session to ask a state military commission for permission to take down the statues of John Hunt Morgan and John C. Breckinridge. Violent clashes occurred Saturday between white nationalists and counter-protesters in Charlottesville. Three people were killed, including a woman who died after a driver plowed into a group of peaceful marchers. Dozens more were injured. The nationalists had gathered to protest the city's plans to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.