The monument to the “unknown” Alabama soldiers of the Confederacy was dedicated on Sunday on private land at the Confederate Veterans Memorial Park in Brantley, a town of about 800 people located 60 miles south of Montgomery. As cities across the country tear down and relocate Confederate monuments, a county in Alabama unveils a new one. “Confederate symbols and monuments are offensive to far too many citizens, especially blacks/people of African descent,” the state NAACP said in a letter to the Greenville Advocate. “The historical meaning, intent and outright disrespect noted in these Confederate symbols and monuments re-ignite the negative history and memories associated with them.”Crenshaw County today. Brand new Confederate monument being unveiled.

Source: Huffington Post August 28, 2017 08:26 UTC