There have been calls to remove the “Lost Cause” monument, which sits by the old DeKalb County courthouse in downtown Decatur.
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DeKalb County commissioners approved a resolution Tuesday calling for the removal of a Confederate monument from Decatur Square.
The “Lost Cause” monument sits by the old DeKalb County Courthouse in downtown Decatur.
Georgia law prohibits the removal of Confederate monuments on state property. But Decatur officials argue the county owns this property.
DeKalb’s legal team now has 30 days to verify that. And if the county does own it, the next step is to decide where to move it.
“This is a people’s victory,” said attorney Mawuli Davis, one of the people pushing for the removal of the monument. “For all of the young people that marched with us through the streets and the historians that presented and all of the communities and churches that have been organizing.”
DeKalb commissioners passed the resolution 6 to 1, with Commissioner Nancy Jester voting against it.
