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'Save the Statue Peace Rally' set for Sunday at Covington Square
Local group opposed to Confederate monument's removal aims to educate public, raise money for legal expenses
Women encircle the nearly 115-year-old "The Confederate Dead of Newton County" statue on the Covington Square during a "Save the Statue Peace Rally" in July 2020.
- photo by Mason Wittner
COVINGTON, Ga. — Days before the case concerning the removal of Newton County’s removal of a nearly 115-year-old Confederate monument returns to court, a local group has planned to host another “Save the Statue Peace Rally.”