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Franklin County voters choose to keep the courthouse Confederate monument

Franklin County voters choose to keep the courthouse Confederate monument 2020
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On November 3, 2020, Franklin County voters decided by about 69 percent to leave the Confederate monument on the courthouse lawn in Rocky Mount.
The advisory referendum asked whether to relocate the statue to a place of historical significance. It was one of six Virginia counties that voted to keep their monuments that year.

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