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Rocky Mount to remove Confederate monument

The decision to remove the Confederate statue has been fueled by years of controversy.

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ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — Rocky Mount city leaders voted in approval to remove a Confederate statue.

WNCN reports the decision to remove the statue has been fueled by years of controversy.

One council member was the only one to vote Monday night against the removal while asking for clarity over the legal ramifications of the statue’s removal.

The statue has been in Battle Park in Rocky Mount since 1917.

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