BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — An Alabama church has removed a pew honouring Confederate President Jefferson Davis, saying the memorial had no place at a time when rebel symbols have been adopted by white supremacists. After learning of the pew’s history at a recent planning retreat, church leaders discussed it and then voted to remove the pew from the sanctuary and place it in the church archive, he wrote. Church lore maintained that a pew marked with a bronze plaque honouring Davis dated to the start of the Civil War, the pastor wrote. The pew actually wasn’t installed until decades after the war, when whites were trying to maintain control in the South, Wisnewski wrote. A star marks the spot on the steps of Alabama’s Capitol were Davis took the oath as Confederate president.

Source: National Post February 10, 2019 18:45 UTC