Keep Confederate statues
The two men whose statues grace the Old Courthouse lawn were both relatives of my ancestors. This doesn’t make my opinion worth any more but I’d like to put in my two cents.
If these statues are an insult to the African-American community then I’d like to see them moved. They are part of history and therefore important.
Why not move them to Gratz Park – a lovely and historic place in its own right.
The family story I was told was that when the Hunts were asked where to put the Morgan statue, their reply was, “by his mother’s front door. It’s the only front door in Lexington open to him.”
No one should be offended by having those statues where they can’t be avoided.
Cecil Perry
Lexington
This story was originally published November 16, 2015 at 5:58 PM with the headline "Keep Confederate statues."