Activists raise money to pay fine to remove Confederate statue outside Alabama courthouse

The Madison County Commission passed a resolution in June to investigate options for relocation of the Confederate monument outside the courthouse in Huntsville.

NINETEEN'S ETHAN FITZGERALDPROVIDES AN UPDATE ON THEPROCESS TO MOVE THE MONUMENT.THE MADISON COUNTYCOMMISSION VOTED IN JUNE TOSEEK GUIDANCE ON MOVING THECONFEDERATE MONUMENT OUTSIDETHE COURTHOUSE.

THEY GOT ANANSWER ACCORDING TO OUR NEWSPARTNER, A L DOT COM THECOMMITTEE ON ALABAMA MONUMENTPROTECTION TOLD CHAIRMAN DELSTRONG THE COMMITTEE LACKS THEAUTHORITY TO ALLOW THE COUNTYTO MOVE THE STATUE TO MAPLEHILL CEMETERY WITHOUT A FINE.I DON'T SEE HOW ANYONE OFCOLOR COMING TO THISCOURTHOUSE SEEKING THE BLINDEYES OF JUSTICE TO BEDISSEMINATED.

FOR THAT TOHAPPEN IF YOU'RE WALKING UP ONTHE COURTHOUSE WHERE.

THEY'RENOT OPERATING A PARTICULARSOLDIER THERE.

THEY'REPARADING THE ENTIREPRINCIPLES.WE MISS ABOUT IT A SOCIALJUSTICE ACTIVIST SAYS HE'SFRUSTRATED WITH THE WAY THECOMMISSION IS NOW BEGINNINGTHE PROCESS TO REMOVE THESTATUE.

BOTH COUNTY AND CITYGOVERNMENTS HAVE SHOWN SUPPORTFOR RELOCATING THISCONFEDERATE STATUE, THEACTIVISTS THOUGH WE'LL TELLYOU IT SHOULDN'T TAKE THISLONG BECAUSE THEY'VE ALREADYRAISED MONEY TO PAY FOR THEFINE IF THE STATUE WERE TO BEREMOVED.

AND THIS PARTICULARINSTANCE DOING WHAT IS RIGHT.AND SPRING LEE BEYOND THE FACTOF GOING WHAT IS LEGALATTORNEY GENERAL STEVEMARSHALL HAS REQUIRED CITIESACROSS THE STATE TO PAY$25,000 FINE TO REMOVE AMONUMENT FOR VIOLATING THESTATE'S MEMORIAL PRESERVATIONACT THE TENNESSEE VALLEY,PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE KNOWSMOVING THE MONUMENT COMES WITHA PRICE TAG OUT AND SAYSTHEY'VE RAISED $25,000 TOCOVER THE FINE FOR REMOVINGTHE STATUE.

THE GROUP DOESN'TUNDERSTAND HOW BIRMINGHAM ANDMOBILE COULD REMOVE THEIRSTATUES WITH LESS FINANCIALSUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITYCOMPARED TO THE HUNTSVILLEREGION IS ACTUALLY RELIEF IT'SSAD TO THINK THAT.WE WAVE THE BANNER OFDIVERSITY INCLUSION YET WEDON'T.PERFORM THE ACTION CHAIRMAN