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The US is removing Confederate statues but Florida wants to keep them

Confederate monuments have come down in Orlando, Tampa and most recently Jacksonville as part of a nationwide reckoning with public memorials that commemorate the Confederacy. But if a bill becomes law, local leaders could be fined and even booted from office if they remove those monuments. The modern usage of Confederate symbols is controversial as many associate such symbols with racism, slavery, and white supremacy, as the American Civil War was fought between the United States of America and

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As cities take down Confederate memorials, Florida bill seeks to stop them — and put the statues back up

Confederate monuments have come down in Orlando, Tampa and most recently Jacksonville as part of a nationwide reckoning with public memorials that commemorate the Confederacy. But if a bill becomes law next year, local leaders could be fined and even booted from office if they remove those monuments. State Rep.

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Confederate statues in Florida could be off limits if lawmakers pass this bill

If a bill becomes law next year, local leaders in Florida could be fined and booted from office if they remove Confederate monuments.

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As cities take down Confederate memorials, Florida bill seeks to stop them — and put the statues back up

Confederate monuments have come down in Orlando, Tampa and most recently Jacksonville as part of a nationwide reckoning with public memorials that commemorate the Confederacy. But if a bill becomes law next year, local leaders could be fined and even booted from office if they remove those monuments. State Rep. Dean Black, R-Jacksonville, is pushing the measure to protect monuments, including .

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As cities take down Confederate memorials, Florida bill seeks to stop them — and put the statues back up

As cities take down Confederate memorials, Florida bill seeks to stop them — and put the statues back up
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