More Transplant and SPLC Agitation Against Williamson County Monument (TX)
Dozens gathered at the Williamson County Courthouse on Saturday. They are calling on commissioners to move the confederate monument from the county courthouse grounds, but it's sparked mixed reactions with others believing it should stay put.
The monument was dedicated to county residents who fought against the United States during the Civil War. It was erected in 1916 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
A group of Williamson County residents gathered for a rally at the county courthouse to call for the confederate monument to be relocated off county property.
"When this monument was put up, it represented something to remember the confederate dead. There is no particular soldier or listed soldiers on this monument. It was put up at the height of Jim Crow Klan activity. Remember when this monument was put up? All the schools in Texas were segregated. Blacks and whites could not go to school together. Public spaces were segregated," said David Barrow, a member of the coalition group who wants the monument removed.
The rally was organized by a group called the "Wilco Patriots" who believe the monument does not belong in front of the county courthouse. Barrow is a member of the coalition group who wants the monument removed.
"We've got a great crowd assembled here… (Actually, there was not a ‘crowd.’ They were just loud and subsidized by the SPLC - DD)