ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - Despite a recent City Council vote to move a Confederate from Alexandria’s Old Town, several Virginia state lawmakers say it is very unlikely that the 127-year-old monument will be moved.
The Washington Post (https://wapo.st/2d3mONn ) reports that Alexandria Mayor Allison Silberberg met with the president of the local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy last week to discuss moving a seven-foot bronze statue entitled “Appomattox.”
The statue, which depicts a southern-facing Confederate soldier, is owned by the heritage group but located on city land. Local officials have recommended that it be moved to the lawn of the Lyceum, Alexandria’s history museum.
State Sen. Adam Ebbin says unless the Daughters of the Confederacy recommends moving the statue, lawmakers won’t change a state law that prohibits municipalities from moving war monuments.
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Information from: The Washington Post, https://www.washingtonpost.com
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