Dalton Confederate Statue

Residents both pro and con talk about whether the statue of a confederate general should be removed in Dalton.

Night off.

The city of dalton is facing controversy over whether the joseph e.

Johnston statue should be removed.

News 12's winston reed was in dalton as residents made their voices heard in and out of tonight's city council meeting.

"you told me you don't want to debate this."

"i'm having a simple conversation."

"but you're a crying female and you make me feel bad."

Dozens came out to dalton city hall tonight over this statue.

Some want joseph e.

Johnston to go.

"general johnston he symbolizes to black people -misery, suffering, destruction."

Others want him to stay.

"to me it represents what our country used to be."

Standup: while some citizens of dalton see the joseph e.

Johnston statue as a historical landmark to take pride in others see it as a symbol of hate.

"this is going on nationwide.

We want these statues removed.

These people were literally murderers, rapists, pillagers, and they traded human beings and broke up families."

A petition to relocate the statue to the huff house behind city hall has gained over a thousand signatures.

Those who want the statue to move, want the city to pay for it.

Mayor david pennington tells news 12 it's up to the united daughters of the confederacy to decide if it should move, because the group owns the statue.

Reporting in dalton winston reed news 12 now.

The board of the whitfield-murray historical society