
City Council Votes 6 to 1 to Remove Confederate Statues in New Orleans
On December 17, the New Orleans city council voted 6 to 1 to remove “prominent Confederate statues” in the city.

On December 17, the New Orleans city council voted 6 to 1 to remove “prominent Confederate statues” in the city.

The statue of Jefferson Davis, the President of the Confederacy, is under attack at the University of Texas campus in Austin. The statue was first defaced with writing that said “Davis must fall” and “Emancipate UT.” The Student Government also voted in March that the statue must come down. The administration at the University of Texas has not acted on the Student Government vote.