Charleston City Council June 23 approved the removal and relocation of the monument to staunch slavery advocate John C. Calhoun.
The issue of removing Calhoun’s statue has been a point of contention for some time in the Charleston community.
Charleston NAACP President Dorothy Scott said the issue of the statue is bigger than Charleston.
As I said last week, at this time, relocating the John C Calhoun statue from Marion Square to another location is the appropriate thing to do for our entire community.
The monument relocation is a historical moment for many in our community, but the more important work for me is the work we will soon begin around housing, criminal justice reform, education, health and economic opportunity as part of the Special Commission on Equity, Inclusion and Racial Conciliation I am co-chairing with Councilman Dudley Gregorie.”
