Confederate monument in Fayetteville, Louisburg removed by private owners

Sons of Confederate Veterans lawyer Boyd Sturges is on the Louisburg town council and voted *for* removal.

Sturges represented the SCV in the $2.5 million Silent Sam deal with UNC. https://abc11.com/fayetteville-confederate-monument-haymount-statue/6274981/
https://twitter.com/YesYoureRacist/status/1277592677639507969
6/25/20:

Louisburg town council votes to move Confederate monument

Council member Boyd Sturges emphasized that this is an "emotional issue."

"Look what happened in Raleigh (last Friday night)...

"The time has come to move the statue," Sturges said. https://www.thefranklintimes.com/news.php?viewStory=44692
This thread has some more details about Boyd Sturges relating to his work as a lawyer for the NC Sons of Confederate Veterans.

The NC SCV is led by racist probation officer Kevin Stone, an employee of the state of North Carolina in Chatham County. https://twitter.com/Move_Silent_Sam/status/1224383925923078150
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