Confederate group sues to block removal of Chatham monument
The United Daughters of the Confederacy has filed suit to halt Chatham County's plans to remove a Confederate monument outside the county courthouse.
Posted — UpdatedThe monument and its pedestal will be considered "a public trespass" if they are still on courthouse grounds as of Nov. 1, officials said. The county would then remove them and put them in storage until the UDC found a place for them.
Barbara Pugh, president of the Winnie Davis Chapter, has maintained that the statue is county property and cannot be moved under a 2015 state law governing public monuments.
The lawsuit, which was filed Wednesday, seeks a temporary restraining order and an injunction against the Board of Commissioners to prevent the monument's removal. County officials declined to comment on the pending suit.
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