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Georgia has a statute making it difficult to remove Confederate monuments because it is unlawful to damage, relocate or remove any memorials honoring any military personnel of the state or USA or the Confederate States of America. [2] As of 24 June 2020, there are at least 201 public spaces with Confederate monuments in Georgia. [3]
Pages in category "Confederate States of America monuments and memorials in Georgia" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Augusta Confederate Monument, also known as the Richmond County Confederate Monument, [1] is located in the median of the 700 block of Broad Street in downtown Augusta, Georgia, and is inscribed, in part “In Memoriam 'No nation rose so white and fair: None fell so pure of crime.' Our Confederate Dead.”
Confederate monument-building has often been part of widespread campaigns to promote and justify Jim Crow laws in the South. [12] [13] According to the American Historical Association (AHA), the erection of Confederate monuments during the early 20th century was "part and parcel of the initiation of legally mandated segregation and widespread disenfranchisement across the South."
The DeKalb County Confederate Monument is a Confederate memorial that formerly stood in Decatur, Georgia, United States. The 30-foot stone obelisk (9.1 m) was erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy near the old county courthouse in 1908. [1] [2]
Confederate Hall, operated directly by the Stone Mountain Memorial Association (SMMA), is a museum that educates students and park guests on the geology and ecology of Stone Mountain as well as historical aspects of the area. [72] A small theater shows a historical documentary about the Civil War in Georgia called The Battle for Georgia. [73]
The Civil War Memorial in Savannah, Georgia, is a monument honoring soldiers who died during the American Civil War.Located in Forsyth Park, it consists of a 48 foot (15 m) tall shaft topped with a bronze statue of a Confederate soldier.
The Athens Confederate Monument is a Confederate memorial near Barber Creek in Athens, Georgia, United States.It is a Carrara marble obelisk mounted on a granite foundation engraved with names of the city's soldiers who were killed during the American Civil War.