Charleston Council Votes To Remove Calhoun Statue

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Charleston Council Votes To Remove Calhoun Statue

By Barney Blakeney Charleston City Council June 23 approved the removal and relocation of the monument to staunch slavery advocate John C. Calhoun. The 115-foot statue has overlooked the street named in Calhoun’s honor from its place at Marion Square since 1896. The statue’s removal comes amidst a national wave of challenges to Confederate and

Source: The Charleston Chronicle

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