Confederate statues will remain in Lexington courthouse square (KY)
FEBRUARY 17, 2016 4:51 PM
BY BETH MUSGRAVE
Lexington Mayor Jim Gray has decided to keep controversial statues of Confederate figures John Hunt Morgan and John C. Breckinridge outside the former Fayette County Courthourse, but wants to add historical context to the statues and more diverse public art to the courthouse square.
An arts review board recommended in November that statues be moved and that the space around the former courthouse be reimagined. The board wanted a diverse cross-section of Lexington to give input on the types of art and new statues that should be included.
Chris Corcoran, a senior adviser to Gray, told the Urban County Arts Review Board during its meeting Wednesday that Gray has decided the statues should remain but that more historical context should be added to the statues. Corcoran said Gray also agreed the area around the old courthouse should be reimagined and include more diverse representations of Lexington’s history. Corcoran said that redesign would have to wait until a proposed $30 million renovation of the former courthouse is further along ...
Morgan was a Confederate general. Breckinridge was a U.S. vice president, representative and senator who was expelled from the Senate after joining the Confederate army ...
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