Another Confederate monument was taken off of public grounds in Maryland on Tuesday, August 22. The monument had been propped up outside of the Howard County Circuit Court building since 1948. Tuesday marked the day Ellicott City was clear to remove the statue after County Executive Allan Kittleman's order for it to come down last week exhausted a five-day public notice period.
“It has become increasingly clear in recent weeks that memorials such as this are hurtful to many residents in our community and elsewhere,” Kittleman wrote in a Facebook post explaining his decision. “Given these feelings and the tragedy in Charlottesville, I felt compelled to remove this memorial from public property.”
Howard County Council Chair Jon Weinstein is making a push for the Howard County Historical Society to receive the memorial for its Civil War collection, in the spirit of preserving its historical significance.
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