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Georgia Senate wants more protection for monuments
Bill a reaction to growing nationwide push to remove Confederate statues
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The Confederate Memorial at the Bulloch County Courthouse is shown in this photo from 2007. The Georgia Senate has approved stronger protections for public monuments, in reaction to a growing nationwide push for the removal of statues honoring the Confederacy. (SCOTT BRYANT/Herald file)
ATLANTA — The Georgia Senate has approved stronger protections for public monuments, in reaction to a growing nationwide push for the removal of statues honoring the Confederacy.
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