Latest from our correspondent:
It’s gone. The fuckers worked overnight to remove the statue (I figured they would do it soon, and at night).
It will go back up in time, but for now the part of the war in my sleepy little town just stepped up a notch.
https://www.wral.com/confederate-monument-is-removed-from-downtown-pittsboro/18779547
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/chatham-county/article237568224.html
https://www.chathamnewsrecord.com/stories/our-confederate-heroes-a-timeline,3982
https://abc11.com/society/crews-begin-to-remove-confederate-statue-outside-chatham-county/5708314/
http://chathamjournal.com/2019/11/20/chatham-county-confederate-monument-in-pittsboro-removed
Money quote:
“Like a thief in the night, under cover of darkness, the Chatham County Confederate Soldiers Memorial has been illegally removed…”
More to come.
https://www.chathamnc.org/government/board-of-commissioners/commissioner-contacts-bios
