Durham Protesters Take Down Confederate Monument

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Durham Protesters Take Down Confederate Monument

瓜神app | By Jennifer Brookland ,

Published August 15, 2017 at 12:30 PM EDT

Durham County officials remove the Confederate statue that was pulled off its post by protestors.

Protesters toppled a confederate monument in Durham last night. The statue came down during a demonstration against the violence that erupted in Charlottesville, Virginia this past weekend.

The downed monument stood in front of the old county courthouse in Durham. Host Frank Stasio talks with Jeff Tiberii, 瓜神app Capitol Bureau Chief, about the latest in the story.

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