Maryland activists stepped up their efforts Wednesday to have removed what’s believed to be the only Confederate statue still standing on public grounds in the state, filing a federal lawsuit arguing that the memorial on the lawn of an Eastern Shore courthouse is unconstitutional.
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A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday seeks the removal of a monument to Confederate solders that has been situated for more than a century on the lawn of the Talbot County courthouse in Easton, Maryland.
Filed in Baltimore federal court, the lawsuit targets the so-called “Talbot Boys” memorial, a 13-foot-tall monument consisting of a copper statue of young Confederate troops on top of a granite pedestal.
Groups seeking the removal of the Confederate Talbot Boys statue from the Talbot County courthouse grounds filed suit in federal court.Located on the Talbot County Courthouse lawn, Maryland s last-known public Confederate monument is up again for battle. This is an outdated homage to white supremacy, said Dana Vickers, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland.The court action was announced Wednesday morning by the Maryland Office of the Public Defender, the Talbot County Branch of the NAACP, attorney Kisha Petticolas and community activist Richard M. Potter, the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland and the law firm Crowell and Moring LLP.The Talbot Boys monument has long drawn criticism for its Confederate ties. Some call for the monument to be removed from public property while others argue the history and the statue should remain in place.Petticolas, assistant public defender in Talbot County, said the issue surrounding the Confederate monum
Even as the Talbot County Council continues narrowly to support the memorial, opponents have been growing more organized and developing a louder voice.