On June 20th 2020, Governor Roy Cooper elected to remove the confederate monuments on the capital grounds on the basis that they were a public safety hazard. The question now is…
Is this temporary?
The law G.S. 100-2.1 states that monuments can only be moved for 90 days with permission from the NC Historical Commission. Does this mean that the monuments will be returned on September 19th? The large monuments on the Capital grounds have been removed, but the law is still intact. Every other confederate monument in North Carolina cannot be moved because of G.S. 100-2.1
This project has expanded our platforms and recruitment. We have grown in many ways and now have multiple social media platforms as well. Most of the news and progress for the G.S. 100-2.1 is on most of the other pages as well.
June 27, 2020
A bill was actually been filed a year ago to repeal G.S. 100-2.1. Sadly, this bill has not been voted on or taken into action during this year. On June 27, 2020, this bill was brought back into the spotlight. Now, the time is right to bring this bill to a vote.
- Filed: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2019/h10
- Bill: https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewBillDocument/2019/21/0/DRH40006-LG-23
Contacts & Interviews
We had a lovely Zoom call meeting with Martin H. Brinkley who is the Dean of UNC Law School. He gave us some tips about writing our petition and the best options for us to approach this issue.
We also emailed Senator Alexander for his view on the law and the monuments it protects. This is his response:-