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Denton Committee to Study Future for Confederate Memorial (TX)
Denton County Commissioners will appoint a committee to study the future of a .. Confederate monument.
The decision came during a contentious meeting Tuesday.
Several people spoke before the four to one vote, all of them favoring removal of the Confederate monument in Denton's square. It was erected in 1918 to honor soldiers who fought and died for the Confederacy ...
"I know discussion is the way to do it," said Willie Hudspeth, a long-time statue opponent. "You gotta talk about the good, the bad and kick it around" ...
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Denton-Committee-to-Study-Future-for-Confederate-Memorial-452908903.html