Dallas NAACP Wants To Remove Confederate Statues From Public Property In Dallas (TX)

August 21, 2015 4:07 PM
Jack Fink

... here in Dallas, some people, including the Dallas NAACP, want to remove confederate statues on public property ...

Dallas NAACP President Arthur Fleming says, “We think all monuments and statues that are in public places should be removed because they’re offensive to my community” ...

Mayor Rawlings says “I have asked Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Erik Wilson to take a leadership role in listening to the community and developing options on this matter. I am confident he will work with the NAACP and other key stakeholders in that effort” ...

Gary Bray is the Commander of the Texas Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, whose members’ relatives fought during the Civil War. Bray says, “We don’t see them as offensive at all” ...

http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2015/08/21/dallas-naacp-wants-to-remove-confederate-statues-from-public-property-in-dallas/