In an issue that has been brewing for some time but vaulted to the forefront following the events in Charlottesville, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed has made good on his pledge to consider alternatives to Confederate-related monuments and names in the city. Reed named the members of the Confederate Monuments Advisory Committee last week and they held their first meeting on Wednesday.
The committee will be considering street names and city-owned monuments linked to the Confederacy. “The tragic events in Charlottesville, Virginia brought renewed attention to Confederate markers and street names around the country, with many elected officials, clergy and members of the public calling for their removal. To ensure that we approach this in a thoughtful manner, and that we include community input in the process, my Administration and the Atlanta City Council worked to assemble a group of advisors to consider each marker,” said Mayor Reed.
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