Montgomery County looks to remove Confederate street names

June 18, 2020 Comments Off on Montgomery County looks to remove Confederate street names

Confederate Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart (National Park Service)

The county council in Maryland's most populous jurisdiction is working to replace street names connected to the Confederacy.

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Judge rejects motion to move La. case over Confederate statue

August 9, 2018 Comments Off on Judge rejects motion to move La. case over Confederate statue

Ronnie Anderson, right, an African-American man charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, poses for a photo with his lawyer Niles Haymer, left, in front of a confederate statue on the lawn of the East Feliciana Parish Courthouse, where he is facing the charge, in Clinton, La. Anderson unsuccessfully asked for his case to be moved to another location because the courthouse where he’s being tried has a Confederate monument in front of it. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

A Louisiana judge has rejected a motion by an African-American defendant to move his court case because of a Confederate monument in front of the courthouse.

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Montgomery County looks to remove Confederate street names

Judge rejects motion to move La. case over Confederate statue