Officials at the Georgia park voted to move flags and create exhibits to put the Civil War into fuller context. But the likeness of three Confederate leaders carved into stone isn’t going anywhere.
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âYou canât get there overnight,â Mosley said after Mondayâs meeting. âIf youâre going to walk a mile, youâve got to take that first step.â
The giant carving has long faced outrage as a symbol glorifying the Confederacy, depicting Confederate President Jefferson Davis and Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas âStonewallâ Jackson. The adjacent park features Confederate flags and street names also targeted for removal and renaming.
Efforts to erase the carving gained steam amid recent nationwide protests against racism and police brutality but remain hamstrung by a state law enacted in 2001 that forbids altering or removing âthe memorial to the heroes of the Confederate States of America graven upon the face of Stone Mountain.â
By Press Association 2021
A massive mountainside carving depicting Confederate leaders Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson (Ron Harris/AP)
A park near the US city of Atlanta with a giant carving of Confederate leaders would publicly acknowledge that it was a gathering spot for the Ku Klux Klan, relocate Confederate flags and remove the carving from its logo under proposals unveiled to address criticism of its Confederate legacy.
Stone Mountain Memorial Association chief executive Bill Stephens presented the proposals to the park’s board, saying Stone Mountain needed to change to remain financially viable but could not “cancel history”.
Stone Mountain Park in Georgia is largest Confederate monument ever crafted
It depicts the faces of three confederate leaders - General Robert E Lee, Jefferson Davis and General Thomas J Jackson, carved on a mountainside
Park operators said it needs to change in order to remain financially viable
Proposed changes include acknowledging it was meeting spot for Ku Klux Klan
Confederate flags would be relocated and symbol removed from its logo
But large carvings of top Confederate leaders would remain on mountain