Kentucky mayor calls for removal of Confederate statues

Kentucky mayor calls for removal of Confederate statues
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LEXINGTON, Ky. — The mayor of Lexington, Ky., says he’ll move to remove two Confederate-era statues from the lawn of a former courthouse, citing the violence in neighboring Charlottesville, Va.

Mayor Jim Gray said in a statement Saturday he will ask the Lexington-Fayette County Urban County Council next week to ask a state commission for permission to take down the statues of John Hunt Morgan and John C. Breckinridge.