Press

In the News

Our efforts to encourage the Catawba County Board of Commissioners to discuss the removal of the Confederate monument in Newton have been covered in the Hickory Daily Record (here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here), the Sherrills Ford Pioneer (here), and WSOC-TV Channel 9 (here). Prior to the 2020 election, candidates for county commission were asked about their positions on the monument issue by the Hickory Daily Record, and you can read their responses here. After the election, the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners spoke briefly about the issue at their December 7 meeting but did not address any of the ongoing concerns expressed in our July letter to the Board.

Letters to the Editor

Local citizens have written letters to the editor of the Hickory Daily Record recommending the monument be removed:

• Elizabeth Washington Keane, “It’s past time for Confederate statue to be removed” (10 Sep 2020).
• Lola Williamson, “Where is that ‘good place’ where we honor slavery?” (25 Aug 2020).
• Greg Cranford, “It’s time to heal. Remove the Confederate monument in Newton” (29 Jul 2020).