liberty place. this is the monument that has stood in new orleans basically since then, marking that 19th century battle honoring the white supremacist militia that won that fight. well, today the new orleans city council decided that that monument is come down. the city council today voted to remove not just the battle of liberty place monument but also three other confederate statues, statues honoring general robert e. lee, john p.g.t. beauregard and confederate president jefferson davis. new orleans mayor landrieu made the order to take them down in june after the charleston, south carolina church massacre by a confederate flag-wheeleding assailant. today the city council made it official. the vote was 6-1. the mayor says the statues will be put in storage until they can be displayed with the proper context. he says a commission should be formed to deal with all the confederate statues around the city. but that monument honoring the crescent city white league and those three con ted
monument is come down. the city council today voted to remove not just the battle of liberty place monument but also three other confederate statues, statues honoring general robert e. lee, john p.g.t. beauregard and confederate president jefferson davis. new orleans mayor landrieu made the order to take them down in june after the charleston, south carolina church massacre by a confederate flag-wheeleding assailant. today the city council made it official. the vote was 6-1. the mayor says the statues will be put in storage until they can be displayed with the proper context. he says a commission should be formed to deal with all the confederate statues around the city. but that monument honoring the crescent city white league and those three con ted rat generals those are coming down now. coming down in new orleans. we ll be right back.
city. but that monument honoring the crescent city white league and those three con ted rat generals those are coming down now. coming down in new orleans. we ll be right back.