Local. Asa Hutchinson (R) signed legislation to replace the statues of Rose and the late Gov. Lee, a top graduate of West Point and distinguished U.S. Army commander, chose to maintain his loyalty to his home state and resigned in 1861. It now sits in a remote area of the Capitol Visitor Center. In truth, they were erected because the old soldiers were fading away. He later worked as a university professor and chancellor in Tennessee. His bronze statue was donated by North Carolina in 1916 and sits in Statuary Hall. Florida donated Smith’s bronze statue to the Statuary Hall Collection in 1922 and it now sits in the Capitol Visitor Center. It means the southern cause. By the time war was declared in 1861, they were joined by Arkansas, Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina. The Florida Legislature already voted to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith. Stephens served as vice president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. Now sitting in the Capitol Visitor Center, Louisiana donated White’s bronze monument in 1955. “The states make that decision,” Senate Majority Leader, . Removing symbols of the Confederacy can be daunting. ... and on January 19 in Florida and Tennessee. The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax. Confederate monument, Jacksonville, Florida A Confederate monument featuring a statue of a Confederate soldier is seen in Hemming Park in Jacksonville, Florida [Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP] GOP lawmakers have argued that the authority to remove statues lies with the states that donated them. Removing Confederate Statues from Capitol Will Send a Strong Message to Rioters. “I think the appropriate way to deal with this issue is to stick with the tradition.”. The momentum to remove Confederate memorials … Gov. Expected to be completed this year, Bethune’s statue will be the first monument of an African American woman donated by a state in Statuary Hall. In 2008, during Pelosi’s previous stint as Speaker, Hampton’s statue was moved to a non-public area just off the House floor. After the war, he became an attorney and represented West Virginia in the House. His monument, which West Virginia donated in 1901, sits in the Hall of Columns. SPLC is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization (EIN: 63-0598743), Local Policing and Immigration Enforcement, Request for Legal Assistance — Economic Justice. The city of Jacksonville removed the bronze statue of a Confederate soldier in Hemming Park. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A Confederate statue that had been in a northeast Florida park for more than a century was removed in the predawn hours Tuesday ahead of a protest demanding racial equality. The Independent. The statue is among others in the city’s Confederate Park, a place activists have been pushing for removal of the monuments. The park and the women’s statute have been there since 1915. After the Civil War, he served in the state Senate and U.S. Senate before President Grover Cleveland nominated him to the Supreme Court in 1894. After graduating from West Point, Wheeler resigned from the U.S. Army to serve as a general in the Confederate Army and was considered one of its top cavalry leaders. to remove statues lies with the states that donated them. He campaigned to disenfranchise African Americans as a member of the Senate from 1881 until his death in 1897. earlier this year to replace Lee’s statue. A plantation owner, Davis was appointed President of the Confederate States in 1861. The Civil War ended 154 years ago. Rick Scott signed the bill (SB 472) making that step official Monday. 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