NEW ORLEANS — Hundreds of people turned out Saturday in New Orleans historic French Quarter to protest a statue of Andrew Jackson and Confederate monuments in the city. New Orleans has been struggling with what to do with a number of Confederate-era monuments in the city. The City Council voted last year to remove four of the monuments after heated public meetings but the effort has been stalled in the courts.
Hundreds Protest Confederate Monuments In New Orleans
GERALD HERBERT, Associated Press, The Columbian
Sat, 09/24/2016 - 6:22pm
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