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Confederate Monuments: Should They Stay or Go? { 29 images } Created 5 Jan 2018

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  • August 12, 2017 - Theryn C. Bond (center, left) receives a hug from Taylor Cook as they stand in front of the Nathan Bedford Forrest statue in Health Sciences Park during a protest showing support for those who were injuried or lost their lives on Saturday in Charlottesville, VA. One of the three persons who died was hit by a vehicle that plowed through a group of protestors following a white nationalist rally. The other two victims were officers from the Virginia State Police Department who were involved in a helicopter crash outside of Charlottesville. (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)
    Confederate Monuments: Should They S.. Go?
  • August 12, 2017 - Aleida Escobar, 9, sits at the base of the Nathan Bedford Forrest statue in Health Sciences Park during a protest showing support for those who were injured or lost their lives on Saturday in Charlottesville, VA. One of the three persons who died was hit by a vehicle that plowed through a group of protestors following a white nationalist rally called "Unite the Right." The other two victims were officers from the Virginia State Police Department who were involved in a helicopter crash outside of Charlottesville. The previous night, hundreds of white nationalists, holding tiki torches, participated in a rally at the University of Virgina to protest the proposed removal of the Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee statue. Last October, the Tennessee Historical Commission denied Memphis City Council's application to relocate Forrest's statue that was erected in honor of the former slave trader, Confederate general and Ku Klux Klan member. (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)
    Confederate Monuments: Should They S.. Go?
  • August 12, 2017 - A protestor holds a socialist flag, a symbol of socialism, left-wing politics and communism, at the base of the Nathan Bedford Forrest statue in Health Sciences Park during a protest showing support for those who were injuried or lost their lives on Saturday in Charlottesville, VA. One of the three persons who died was hit by a vehicle that plowed through a group of protestors following a white nationalist rally called "Unite the Right." The other two victims were officers from the Virginia State Police Department who were involved in a helicopter crash outside of Charlottesville. The previous night, hundreds of white nationalists, holding tiki torches, participated in a rally at the University of Virgina to protest the proposed removal of the Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee statue. Last October, the Tennessee Historical Commission denied Memphis City Council's application to relocate Forrest's statue that was erected in honor of the former slave trader, Confederate general and Ku Klux Klan member. (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)
    Confederate Monuments: Should They S.. Go?
  • August 12, 2017 - Brighid Wheeler listens to a speaker near the Nathan Bedford Forrest statue in Health Sciences Park during a protest showing support for those who were injuried or lost their lives on Saturday in Charlottesville, VA. One of the three persons who died was hit by a vehicle that plowed through a group of protestors following a white nationalist rally. The other two victims were officers from the Virginia State Police Department who were involved in a helicopter crash outside of Charlottesville. (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)
    Confederate Monuments: Should They S.. Go?
  • August 12, 2017 - A protestor wrote "How can we honor Dr. King and Forrest in the same city?" following a demonstration in front of Nathan Bedford Forrest's statue in Health Sciences Park on Saturday. The event was held to show support for those who were injuried or lost their lives on Saturday in Charlottesville, VA. One of the three persons who died was hit by a vehicle that plowed through a group of protestors following a white nationalist rally. The other two victims were officers from the Virginia State Police Department who were involved in a helicopter crash outside of Charlottesville. The previous night, hundreds of white nationalists, holding tiki torches, participated in a rally at the University of Virgina to protest the proposed removal of the Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee statue. Last October, the Tennessee Historical Commission denied Memphis City Council's application to relocate Forrest's statue that was erected in honor of the former slave trader, Confederate general and Ku Klux Klan member. (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)
    Confederate Monuments: Should They S.. Go?
  • August 12, 2017 - Elechi Egwuekwe, 16, clenches her fist as she stands in front of the Nathan Bedford Forrest statue in Health Sciences Park at the conclusion of a protest showing support for those who were injured or lost their lives on Saturday in Charlottesville, VA. One of the three persons who died was hit by a vehicle that plowed through a group of protestors following a white nationalist rally. The other two victims were officers from the Virginia State Police Department who were involved in a helicopter crash outside of Charlottesville. (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)
    Confederate Monuments: Should They S.. Go?
  • August 15, 2017 - Activist Yuleiny Escobar quietly sits on a sidewalk during a protest near the statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest, the late former slave trader, Confederate general and Ku Klux Klan member at Health Sciences Park early on Tuesday morning. Escobar and a small group of protestors were told by Memphis police officers to leave the park because it was closed. Some activists stated MPD collected their names, numbers, and identification. <br />
"All of our events have been nonviolent, peaceful events and it doesn't matter if only five of us show up, they send twenty plus police officers," said Hunter Demster of Coalition of Concerned Citizens.<br />
The action comes days after three people lost their lives following a white nationalist rally called "Unite the Right" in Charlottesville, Virginia. Over the weekend, hundreds of white nationalists participated in a rally at the University of Virginia to protest the proposed removal of the Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee statue. <br />
Last October, the Tennessee Historical Commission denied Memphis City Council's application to relocate Forrest's statue. A protest held at Health Sciences Park on Saturday continued the call to have the statue removed. The city is preparing to sue Tennessee to remove Memphis's two Confederate monuments: Forrest, in Health Sciences Park, and Confederate President Jefferson Davis, that is located at Mississippi River Park in Downtown, according to City Attorney Bruce McMullen. This news comes a day after Mayor Jim Strickland condemned white supremacists for the violence in Charlottesville. (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)
    Confederate Monuments: Should They S.. Go?
  • August 15, 2017 - Dr. Andre E. Johnson (center), a pastor at Gifts of Life Ministries, kneels in prayer with other ministers during a peaceful protest at Jefferson Davis's Confederate statue at Memphis Park on Tuesday. The action comes days following the death of Heather Heyer following 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)
    Confederate Monuments: Should They S.. Go?
  • August 15, 2017 - A reflection of Jefferson Davis's statue is seen in a puddle of water as protesters hold hands while surrounding the Confederate statue at Memphis Park 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)
    Confederate Monuments: Should They S.. Go?
  • August 15, 2017 - Protesters link arms as they surround the Jefferson Davis statue at Memphis Park on Tuesday. The action comes days following the death of Heather Heyer following 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)
    Confederate Monuments: Should They S.. Go?
  • August 15, 2017 - Local activist Tami Sawyer fearlessly gets in front of a counter protester's camera as he films a group of activists protesting at Jefferson Davis's Confederate statue at Memphis Park 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 Sawyer. (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)
    Confederate Monuments: Should They S.. Go?
  • 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)
    Confederate Monuments: Should They S.. Go?
  • August 15, 2017 - Protesters surround the Jefferson Davis Confederate statue at Memphis Park 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)
    Confederate Monuments: Should They S.. Go?
  • August 19, 2017 - Activist Bill Stegall attempts to cover Nathan Bedford Forrest's Confederate statue during #TakeEmDown901's Rally for Removal! Solidarity with Charlottesville! action at Health Sciences Park on Saturday. Moments later, chaos erupted leading several demonstrators to be arrested by the Memphis Police Department. The event follows a weeklong effort to have Confederate monuments, like Forrest and Jefferson Davis, removed from the city. (Yalonda M. James/ The Commercial Appeal)
    Confederate Monuments: Should They S.. Go?
  • August 19, 2017 - Memphis police attempt to climb the pedestal of Nathan Bedford Forrest's Confederate statue to remove an activist during #TakeEmDown901's Rally for Removal! Solidarity with Charlottesville! action at Health Sciences Park on Saturday. Moments later, chaos erupted leading several demonstrators to be arrested by the Memphis Police Department. The event follows a weeklong effort to have Confederate monuments, like Forrest and Jefferson Davis, removed from the city. (Yalonda M. James/ The Commercial Appeal)
    Confederate Monuments: Should They S.. Go?
  • August 19, 2017 - Patrick Ghant is arrested by Memphis police officers as a peaceful protest at Nathan Bedford Forrest's Confederate statue turned chaotic during #TakeEmDown901's "Rally for Removal! Solidarity with Charlottesville!" action at Health Sciences Park on Saturday. The event follows a weeklong effort to have Confederate monuments, like Forrest and Jefferson Davis, removed from the city. (Yalonda M. James/ The Commercial Appeal)
    Confederate Monuments: Should They S.. Go?
  • August 19, 2017 - Antonio Blair, left, and Mahal Burr, right, console Sydney Kesler, middle, after her friend, Patrick Ghant, was arrested by Memphis police officers at an event that started out as a peaceful protest at Nathan Bedford Forrest's Confederate statue, but turned chaotic during #TakeEmDown901's "Rally for Removal! Solidarity with Charlottesville!" action at Health Sciences Park on Saturday. The event follows a weeklong effort to have Confederate monuments, like Forrest and Jefferson Davis, removed from the city. (Yalonda M. James/ The Commercial Appeal)
    Confederate Monuments: Should They S.. Go?
  • August 19, 2017 - Memphis police officers make an arrest at an event that started out as a peaceful protest at Nathan Bedford Forrest's Confederate statue, but turned chaotic during #TakeEmDown901's "Rally for Removal! Solidarity with Charlottesville!" action at Health Sciences Park on Saturday. The event follows a weeklong effort to have Confederate monuments, like Forrest and Jefferson Davis, removed from the city. (Yalonda M. James/ The Commercial Appeal)
    Confederate Monuments: Should They S.. Go?
  • August 19, 2017 - Activist Yuleiny Escobar places a sign on the pedestal of Nathan Bedford Forrest's Confederate statue after Memphis police officers arrest demonstrators during #TakeEmDown901's "Rally for Removal! Solidarity with Charlottesville!" action at Health Sciences Park on Saturday. The event follows a weeklong effort to have Confederate monuments, like Forrest and Jefferson Davis, removed from the city. (Yalonda M. James/ The Commercial Appeal)
    Confederate Monuments: Should They S.. Go?
  • October 5, 2017 - Following the August 12 events in Charlottesville, VA, where a white nationalist rally left 34 people injured and one person dead, 32-year-old paralegal Heather Heyer, urgent calls have been made for the removal of Confederate statues and monuments. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center's 'Whose Heritage? Public Symbols of the Confederacy' report, there are at least 1,503 Confederate symbols in public spaces, including monuments, statues, markers and plaques. Three of those monuments are in Shelby County, two of which include the Jefferson Davis and Nathan Bedford Forrest statues in city parks in downtown Memphis. William Weddendorf, a 72-year-old retiree from Bartlett, strongly feels the monuments should remain standing, especially Nathan Bedford Forrest's, the former slave trader, Confederate general and Ku Klux Klan member. "To have this gorgeous statue taken down as a magnificent art form and moved to the shadows of Elmwood Cemetery, where it would never be seen, to me is a travesty of the work of art we have," Weddendorf said. "This type of art form is very limited and is a unique form of artistic expression. It is beautifully done. So, I believe the statue should stay where it is." (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)
    Confederate Monuments: Should They S.. Go?
  • August 22, 2017 - Following the August 12 events in Charlottesville, VA, where a white nationalist rally left 34 people injured and one person dead, 32-year-old paralegal Heather Heyer, urgent calls have been made for the removal of Confederate statues and monuments. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center's 'Whose Heritage? Public Symbols of the Confederacy' report, there are at least 1,503 Confederate symbols in public spaces, including monuments, statues, markers and plaques. Three of those monuments are in Shelby County, two of which include the Jefferson Davis and Nathan Bedford Forrest statues in city parks in downtown Memphis. Tami Sawyer, 35, is a community activist and director of Diversity & Cultural Competence at Teach For America Memphis. She has been one of the leading voices in Memphis demanding city leaders to quickly remove the bronze statues before the city commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s death. The civil rights leader was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968. "The Confederate monuments in Memphis and across the country should come down because they represent an inaccurate history," Sawyer said. "They represent an America where slavery and racial oppression were allowed to win and that is not the truth. And in a city such as Memphis, that is 65 percent black, these structures that were built as tools of oppression and intimidation should not be held in reverence in our town." (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)
    Confederate Monuments: Should They S.. Go?
  • October 9, 2017 - Following the August 12 events in Charlottesville, VA, where a white nationalist rally left 34 people injured and one person dead, 32-year-old paralegal Heather Heyer, urgent calls have been made for the removal of Confederate statues and monuments. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center's 'Whose Heritage? Public Symbols of the Confederacy' report, there are at least 1,503 Confederate symbols in public spaces, including monuments, statues, markers and plaques. Three of those monuments are in Shelby County, two of which include the Jefferson Davis and Nathan Bedford Forrest statues in city parks in downtown Memphis. Shelby County commissioner, attorney and civil rights activist Walter Bailey, 76, supports the idea of the Confederate monuments being removed. "Unfortunately, the state legislator has seen fit to weigh in and throw out or block the efforts of the City of Memphis to exercise its sovereign right in removing those despicable monuments," Bailey said. "Right now, it appears that this whole thing rests with the courts and of course there are other imaginative methods, I take it, perhaps of dealing with this such as the city relinquishing its interests in those parks and allowing private or other non-entities that are not government, to take possession and maybe that gets around what the legislator has done." (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)
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  • August 29, 2017 - Following the August 12 events in Charlottesville, VA, where a white nationalist rally left 34 people injured and one person dead, 32-year-old paralegal Heather Heyer, urgent calls have been made for the removal of Confederate statues and monuments. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center's 'Whose Heritage? Public Symbols of the Confederacy' report, there are at least 1,503 Confederate symbols in public spaces, including monuments, statues, markers and plaques. Three of those monuments are in Shelby County, two of which include the Jefferson Davis and Nathan Bedford Forrest statues in city parks in downtown Memphis. Tennessee Representative Johnnie Turner (D-District 85), 77, a civil rights advocate, says the Confederate monuments should come down because they represent hatred and bigotry. "They are reminders that one race of people considers itself to be superior to another. They speak to me as an individual to be against all that I believe America was established and built upon and that is: the Declaration of Independence says that all men are created equal," Turner said. "The statues and the symbols says that we're not because the persons who are being depicted are those who did not think we were equal and acted accordingly. They are symbols of our past in a very negative way." (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)
    Confederate Monuments: Should They S.. Go?
  • October 5, 2017 - Following the August 12 events in Charlottesville, VA, where a white nationalist rally left 34 people injured and one person dead, 32-year-old paralegal Heather Heyer, urgent calls have been made for the removal of Confederate statues and monuments. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center's 'Whose Heritage? Public Symbols of the Confederacy' report, there are at least 1,503 Confederate symbols in public spaces, including monuments, statues, markers and plaques. Three of those monuments are in Shelby County, two of which include the Jefferson Davis and Nathan Bedford Forrest statues in city parks in downtown Memphis. Peggy Weddendorf, a 64-year-old retiree from Bartlett, strongly feels the monuments should remain standing, especially Nathan Bedford Forrest's statue, the former slave trader, Confederate general and Ku Klux Klan member. "What people don't know about Nathan Bedford Forrest is that he became a born-again Christian and he began to rethink his participation in the KKK and he renounced his involvement and tried to get them to disband. Which of course they chose not to," Weddendorf said. "But with Nathan Bedford Forrest, we don't celebrate what he did. I don't approve of (the) KKK, I don't approve of his involvement in the KKK, but what we celebrate is what he accomplished and he was a great warrior." (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)
    Confederate Monuments: Should They S.. Go?
  • December 20, 2017 - Workers prepare to remove Nathan Bedford Forrest's Confederate statue from Health Sciences Park on Wednesday evening in Memphis, TN. The City of Memphis sold two public parks, containing Confederate statues of Forrest and Jefferson Davis, to Memphis Greenspace, Inc., a nonprofit organization, for $1,000 each. (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)
    Confederate Monuments: Should They S.. Go?
  • December 20, 2017 - Community organizer Tami Sawyer, #TakeEmDown901, observes workers removing the Confederate statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest from Health Sciences Park on Wednesday night in Memphis, TN.  The City of Memphis sold two public parks, containing Confederate statues of Forrest and Jefferson Davis, to Memphis Greenspace, Inc., a nonprofit organization for $1,000 each. (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)
    Confederate Monuments: Should They S.. Go?
  • December 20, 2017 - (From left to right) Taniah Jackson, 12, stands with her mother Janet Jackson, and sister Tatiana Jackson, 14, as they observe the removal of Nathan Bedford Forrest's Confederate statue from Health Sciences Park on Wednesday night in Memphis, TN.  The City of Memphis sold two public parks, containing Confederate statues of Forrest and Jefferson Davis, to Memphis Greenspace, Inc., a nonprofit organization for $1,000 each. (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)
    Confederate Monuments: Should They S.. Go?
  • December 20, 2017 - Workers prepare to remove the Confederate statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest from Health Sciences Park on Wednesday night in Memphis, TN.  The City of Memphis sold two public parks, containing Confederate statues of Forrest and Jefferson Davis, to Memphis Greenspace, Inc., a nonprofit organization for $1,000 each. (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)
    Confederate Monuments: Should They S.. Go?
  • December 20, 2017 - Nathan Bedford Forrest's Confederate statue is removed from Health Sciences Park on Wednesday night in Memphis, TN.  The City of Memphis sold two public parks, containing Confederate statues of Forrest and Jefferson Davis, to Memphis Greenspace, Inc., a nonprofit organization for $1,000 each. (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)
    Confederate Monuments: Should They S.. Go?