Madison City Council committee votes to remove Confederate plaque at local cemetery

The Madison City Council Landmarks Commission passed motions Monday recommending the retention of a Confederate cenotaph and retroactively approving the removal of a Forest Hill Cemetery plaque. In a vote of 7-1, the committee passed a motion that recommended the cenotaph — a tomblike monument which commemorates people buried elsewhere — should be retained within … Continue reading Madison City Council committee votes to remove Confederate plaque at local cemetery