Plaque declaring Jefferson Davis a 'hero' to be removed

Source: Associated Press


Adam Beam, Associated Press 1:27 pm, Tuesday, October 24, 2017

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A plaque proclaiming Jefferson Davis as a hero and a patriot will be removed from Kentucky's Capitol, the latest effort to alter Confederate monuments across the country following outbreaks of racially motivated violence.

The Historic Properties Advisory Commission voted to remove the plaque, which is attached to a 15-foot-tall (5-meter-tall) marble statue of Davis in the rotunda of the state Capitol. The plaque declares Davis is a "patriot, hero, statesman" and lists his accomplishments in both the United States and Confederate governments. Last month, a committee recommended the state remove the plaque because of its "subjective" language.
 
"There are people who don't think he was heroic. And so we just decided to remove it to eliminate that subjective word," commission chairman Steve Collins said.
 
Leslie Nigels, director of the Division of Historic Properties, said the plaque would be removed in a few days.

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