APNewsBreak: New Orleans to Take Down Confederate Statues by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Workers in New Orleans began removing the first of four prominent Confederate monuments early Monday, the latest Southern institution to sever itself from symbols viewed by many as a representation racism and white supremacy. Published: April 23, 2017 at 08:00PM from NYT U.S. http://nyti.ms/2pcvRBF