A New Petition Wants To Keep A Confederate Memorial From Being Torn Down Near Jacksonville
It's in an effort to reverse a recent city vote.
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Dec 20, 2021, 1:59 PM
Jul 06, 2020, 11:26 AM
A crowd spent the July 4th weekend protesting in Florida's oldest city to keep a part of history standing.
The Confederate memorial protesters in St. Augustine rallied around the monument with both American and Confederate flags to sway city leaders to not take it down.
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If we erase our history, we're doomed to repeat it."
Mark McQueen, News4Jax
The memorial's fate is already sealed as the St. Augustine city council voted 3-to-2 to remove the statue on June 22.
A Facebook group, Defend St. Augustine, has collected 300 signatures to keep the monument standing, while a pending lawsuit aims to reverse the decision.
Other Confederate monuments in North Florida have recently been removed.
Via News4Jax
*Right photo used for illustrative purposes.