Mississippi Town Relocates Confederate Monument After 114 Years

Grenada's first Black mayor oversees the move amid legal and community debates.

The Confederate monument in Grenada, Mississippi, has been removed from the courthouse square where it stood since 1910.
The monument had been covered in tarps for the past four years, symbolizing ongoing community division over its presence.
Mayor Charles Latham, Grenada's first Black mayor in two decades, spearheaded the relocation effort to a site behind a fire station 3.5 miles away.
State Rep. Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes argues the move may violate state laws restricting the relocation of war memorials and suggests a Confederate cemetery as an alternative site.
The relocation follows a 2020 city council vote and coincides with Mississippi's retirement of its state flag featuring the Confederate battle emblem.