Confederate Statues in Memphis Are Removed After City Council Vote - New York Times

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Confederate Statues in Memphis Are Removed After City Council Vote New York Times MEMPHIS — The City Council here voted Wednesday to sell two city parks with Confederate monuments, clearing the way for two statues to be removed before the city commemorates the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King ... Memphis to remove Confederate statues overnight following sale of public parksUSA TODAY Mayor says 'History is being made in Memphis' as Confederate statues removedwreg.com Mayor Jim Strickland on Twitter: "Health Sciences Park and Memphis Park have been sold. Operations on those sites ...Twitter The Commercial Appeal all 39 news articles »

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