Mulligan motion should be withdrawn, says councillor who brought it
Cllr Yvonne Boyle has called on the amendment passed at the Leisure and Development Committee to be withdrawn.
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An Alliance councillor whose original motion sparked controversy over its subject s history as a slave owner has called for it to be withdrawn ahead of tonight s full council meeting.
An amendment to Alderman Yvonne Boyle s proposal at last month s Causeway Coast and Glens Leisure and Development Committee meant the council committed to explore the establishment of a heritage trail to Hercules Mulligan.
Mulligan, thought to have been born in Coleraine, was one of the American founding fathers and his character featured in a recent Broadway musical, Hamilton, on the subject.
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Council asked to rescind plans to honour local man
The North West Migrants Forum have written to the council to express their opposition.
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A charity who support migrants, asylum seekers and refugees have called on a local council to reverse a decision to honour American founding father Hercules Mulligan.
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council s Leisure and Development Committee passed a motion last week calling for a heritage trail to be developed in Mulligan s birthplace of Coleraine.
The motion, brought by Alliance councillor Yvonne Boyle, has come under scrutiny after County Derry historian, Stephen McCracken, uncovered information showing Mulligan was in fact a slave owner.
Outside of the Ethiopian embassy in Beirut, June 2020. Credit: This is Lebanon
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