To stay or to go? Fate of a confederate monument in Franklin on November ballot
Read full article: To stay or to go? Fate of a confederate monument in Franklin on November ballotFRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. โ Election night is deeper than just who you may vote for in Franklin County. Voters will decide whether a Confederate monument will continue to live outside the county courthouse or be taken down. Henry Turnage, a Franklin County native, says the monument sends a negative message to the people of color in his community. โYou canโt run people of color in there and tell them they can receive justice," said Turnage. The group will caravan from Mary Elizabeth Park to the statue before heading to Pig River for a small rally.