Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press Updated 5:31 pm CDT, Wednesday, August 8, 2018 Photo: Claire Galofaro, AP Image 1of/1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 FILE – In this Aug. 14, 2017 file photo, a statue of a Confederate officer is seen splattered with orange paint near a park in Louisville, Ky. The vandalism was discovered a day after violence erupted at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va. Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said in a tweet Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018, the city will move statues honoring a Confederate soldier and a 19th-century editor known for anti-immigrant writings. less FILE – In this Aug. 14, 2017 file photo, a statue of a Confederate officer is seen splattered with orange paint near a park in Louisville, Ky. The vandalism was discovered a day after violence erupted at a … more Photo: Claire Galofaro, AP Kentucky city to move statues honoring Confederate, nativist 1 / 1 Back to Gallery LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Statues honoring a Confederate soldier and a 19th-century editor known for anti-immigrant writings will be moved from their prominent spots in Kentucky’s largest city, Louisville’s mayor said Wednesday. Acknowledging he was confronting an “emotionally charged” subject, Mayor Greg Fischer said his decision to move the John B. Castleman and George D. Prentice statues was based on findings of a local Public Art and Monuments Advisory Committee that he appointed late last year. In a tweet , the Democratic mayor noted the panel concluded Louisville must not maintain statues that serve as “validating symbols… [Read full story]
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