In Confederate Monument (Franklin, Tennessee), how is the Call for its removal of the History elucidated?
On August 17, 2017 a petition was circulated calling for its removal. Another petition to keep the monument was also started. Both petitions had thousands of signatures by late August. Eric Stuckey, Franklin's city administrator, said the Tennessee Heritage Protection Act prevented the city from removing the monument without the consent of the Tennessee Historical Commission. As of May 2021, the issue is in litigation.
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