Tag: Confederate monuments

A.G. GancarskiOctober 12, 2017
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As Jacksonville City Council President Anna Borsch considers potentially moving Confederate monuments, a new poll from the University of North Florida suggests little enthusiasm among Duval residents for relocating the relics. Removal is underwater: 38 percent of registered voters want them gone, while 53 percent of registered voters want the monuments to remain. Brosche, a Republican running for […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 5, 2017
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Jacksonville City Council President Anna Brosche took a chance in the wake of Charlottesville violence this summer when she requested an inventory of the city’s Confederate monuments, followed by a potential removal of the monuments. Brosche got hate mail and harassment, and her proposal catalyzed public comment at a number of Council meetings, along with grousing […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 6, 2017
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Jacksonville City Council President Anna Brosche will not be talking to the Urban League Thursday about Confederate monuments after all. The meeting was rescheduled “due to Hurricane Irma’s possible disruptions,” and the event organizer noted at 3:29 on Wednesday afternoon that Brosche “sends her regrets.” We spoke to Brosche, who at one point advocated the removal […]


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