He later told the Greenwood Commonwealth newspaper he would have voted to keep the Confederate statue. Jordan was hurt by the decision, especially given that the Confederate statue also hadn’t budged yet. “I told them, let the Emmett Till statue be there for 100 years, and then you can move it,” he said. Instead, the statue will go up in a park half a mile away from the courthouse and the Confederate monument. He’s also in favor of the Till statue — even at the courthouse — as long as the Confederate statue stands.

Source: thestar August 08, 2021 14:05 UTC