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Balancing The Scales: The Injustice of Confederate Monuments in Public Spaces

June 29, 2020 by Chris Liu-Beers

Balancing The Scales: The Injustice Of Confederate Monuments In Public Spaces

In numerous counties across the South, including North Carolina, Confederate monuments occupy public spaces, including yards where courthouses are located. This webinar explored why such symbols of white supremacy are antithetical to equality under law and have no place in courthouse spaces. This event was held Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 3:00 pm.

Panel:

Matthew Davenport
Attorney, The Law Offices of Matthew J. Davenport, P.A.

Scott Holmes
Law Professor, North Carolina Central University Law School

Judge Susan Maven
President/Moderator of the National Consortium On Racial And Ethnic Fairness In The Courts

William Sturkey
Professor and Historian, University of North Carolina

Moderator:

April Dawson
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Law Professor, North Carolina Central University Law School

Host:

Stephen Raburn
Executive Director, NC CRED

Filed Under: News

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Durham, NC 27702

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Coordinated by the North Carolina Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities (NC CRED), this campaign aims to support and educate all North Carolinians seeking to remove Confederate monuments from their communities. Our goal is the removal of all Confederate monuments from courthouse grounds in the state of North Carolina.

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