Protests planned in opposition to monument, proposed ordinance

  • Dar’Nesha Leonard and Tevel Adams address the crowd at a protest they organized in August 2020 in a bid to relocate the Confederate statue that sits on the Putnam County Courthouse lawn.
    Dar’Nesha Leonard and Tevel Adams address the crowd at a protest they organized in August 2020 in a bid to relocate the Confederate statue that sits on the Putnam County Courthouse lawn.
  • A crowd of people in December 2020 protest efforts to remove the Confederate monument from the Putnam County Courthouse lawn.
    A crowd of people in December 2020 protest efforts to remove the Confederate monument from the Putnam County Courthouse lawn.
  • Meanwhile, people in favor of removing the statue hold up signs expressing their points of view.
    Meanwhile, people in favor of removing the statue hold up signs expressing their points of view.
This year’s first organized protest about the Confederate monument at the Putnam County Courthouse is planned to take place Saturday. Activist group Take ‘Em Down Putnam is hosting the 100 People…

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