August 15, 2017 - A protest was held at Memphis Park by local activists in a call to take down Jefferson Davis's Confederate statue on Tuesday. The action comes days following the death of Heather Heyer after the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. "We can not celebrate MLK50 with these statues in our city," said activist Tami Sawyer. (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)