Tag: Lee Square
Hayward decides to just cover Confederate monument with tarp until racism...
With public opinion sharply divided following his suggestion that Pensacola's most prominent Confederate monument be removed, Mayor Ashton Hayward has decided instead to simply...
Rally at Confederate monument in downtown Pensacola draws hundreds, one arrested
Nearly 300 protestors and counter-protestors turned out to Pensacola's Lee Square Saturday as part of a rally organized in support of the city's most...
Our view: Pensacola’s Confederate monument must come down
After the act of white supremacist terrorism in Charlottesville, Va. earlier this month — prompted in part, no doubt, by that city’s plan to...
Pensacola commission wants city to move Confederate monument to cemetery
The Escambia-Pensacola Human Relations Commission is asking Pensacola city officials to move the Confederate monument in Lee Square to St. John's Cemetery.
The historic cemetery,...
Saturday rally planned in support of Pensacola’s Confederate monument
Supporters of the Confederate monument in Pensacola's Lee Square are planning a rally for Saturday morning to show city leaders that they want the...
Pensacola mayor won’t act unilaterally to remove Confederate monument
Days after coming out in support of removing the Confederate monument at Pensacola's Lee Square, Mayor Ashton Hayward released a statement Friday saying he...
Five things you should know about Lee Square and Pensacola’s Confederate...
As Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward moves forward with plans to remove Pensacola's most prominent Confederate monument, here are five things you should know about...
Pensacola mayor calls for removal of Confederate statue at Lee Square
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward on Wednesday called for the removal of a Confederate statue at the city's Lee Square, becoming the latest Southern mayor to...
