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North Alabama Confederate monument still sparks protests, debate


North Alabama Confederate monument still sparks protests, debate
Updated Feb 03, 2021;
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By Jessica Barnett The News Courier, Athens, Ala. (TNS) and
Tribune Media Services
The fate of a statue on the Limestone County Courthouse grounds has made it back into local conversation after a protest and counterprotest were organized for Saturday in Athens.
On one side of Market Street, protestors held up signs and waved a “Black Lives Matter” flag in support of the removal of a Confederate monument that has stood on the courthouse grounds since the early 1900s, saying it honors those who promoted racism and slavery. On the other side, a group of counterprotesters held signs and waved flags in support of the statue staying because they believed it honors Confederate veterans who never made it home from the war. ....

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