Small-town Alabama resident transformed to protest leader
Dunston organizes through social media and word of mouth
During her final year at Albertville High School in 2015, teachers gave
Unique Morgan Dunston a citizenship award and fellow seniors voted her the class clown. Today, she’s the target of death threats and jeers on Main Street.
The change is because of what Dunston does now, not who she was years ago. A Black woman transformed by leaving a virtually all-white Alabama hometown where new ideas about race and justice run up against Old South traditions, Dunston has led regular protests since August against a Confederate monument on the court lawn.
Marshall County commissioners pass resolution requiring permits to picket
The county commission passed a resolution on Wednesday saying that you need a permit to protest on courthouse property.
Posted: Dec 9, 2020 5:26 PM
Updated: Dec 9, 2020 6:17 PM
Posted By: Sophia Borrelli
People protesting for the removal of a Confederate monument and flag outside the Marshall County Courthouse in Albertville will now have to get a permit.
County commissioners approved the change Wednesday following months of protests in Albertville. The protest organizer vows to press on. As an organizer, as a leader, I will continue to lead in this fight and we will not give up, said Unique Dunston, protest organizer.
Marshall County Commissioners pass new resolution regarding protests, county property
New guidelines for protestors in Marshall County By Stefante Randall | December 9, 2020 at 11:30 PM CST - Updated December 10 at 7:50 AM
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - The removal of the Confederate flag and monument in Albertville has been a huge topic of discussion.
On Wednesday, Marshall County Commissioners passed a resolution to provide new protest guidelines for Marshall County Courthouses.
For months, and in the last several weeks, there have been several protests out the Albertville courthouse and “sit-ins” inside Marshall County Courthouse.
“It was getting to the point were I was getting scared that there would be some issues, people getting arrested and it was causing interruptions inside the Marshall County Courthouse,” said Chairman James Hutcheson.