City council divided over removal of confederate monument in Springfield Park Jacksonville
The mayor’s legal team concluded that, “The mayor has exclusive authority over city parks.” JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A more than 100 year old confederate monument has been removed from a…
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Despite outcry, Mayor Deegan says she had legal authority to remove Confederate monument, and it wasn’t a secret
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan said it was no secret the Confederate monument in Springfield Park was going to come down at some point. She said on Wednesday…
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Surprise removal of Confederate monument garners strong, mixed reactions from Jacksonville residents
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Symbols of the Confederacy, plucked from their perches, loaded onto a flatbed truck and transported to a nearby warehouse. The surprise move Wednesday morning drove some to…
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Springfield Park Confederate monument was put up to intimidate Black residents during Jim Crow era
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Confederate monument in Springfield represents different things to different people. Some say it’s a big piece of Southern history, while others say it’s a symbol of…
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Confederate monument removed from Springfield Park in Downtown Jacksonville
Several onlookers could be seen at Springfield Park in Downtown Jacksonville Wednesday morning, watching construction crews remove a Confederate monument. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A champagne bottle, a speaker playing Motown…
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Councilman criticizes removal of Confederate monument in Springfield
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville Councilman Nick Howland was critical of the city’s decision on Wednesday to remove a Confederate monument from a park in Springfield. Howland, a Republican, said Democrat…
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Work begins overnight to remove Confederate monument from Springfield Park
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Before first light on Wednesday, construction crews began the process of removing a Confederate statue in Springfield Park that has long been the subject of debate in…
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Deegan wants confederate monuments removed
On the heels of legislation designed to keep confederate monuments in place Deegan said, “I cannot make decisions about this city based on threats.” JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It’s a monument…
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Activist group to rally at Jacksonville City Hall against new legislation on removal of Confederate monuments
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A local activist group will gather at City Hall on Tuesday at 4 p.m. to rally against the new legislation that would punish lawmakers who vote to…
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New legislation would punish lawmakers who vote to take down Confederate monuments
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – State Rep. Dean Black has filed legislation that would punish lawmakers who vote to remove Confederate monuments. If Black’s bill (HB 395) is passed next year by…
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