[3] While the association was successful in fundraising, a total of $25,000 had to be secured from the state government in order to complete the project. It appeared that Brown's right fingers were cut off and a scroll that was in his right hand may have been stolen. If part of a building is not described it does not mean it is not listed. [5] Gordon is dressed in his Confederate uniform, but is depicted as an elderly man. Kemp made no mention of the Civil War when he signed the bill. Historians say no", "Inside the standoff over a Rebel statue at Georgia's Capitol", "Georgia lawmaker calls on removal of Confederate general statue from Capitol grounds", "Calls grow to remove Confederate statue from state Capitol's front lawn", "Woman Charged With Felony for Tagging Statue With Chalk", "Woman arrested after Confederate statue outside Georgia Capitol defaced", "The Jolt: John B. Gordon's descendants plead for his state Capitol statue's removal", Elbert P. 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[10][11], Following these events, 44 descendants of Gordon sent an open letter to Governor Kemp calling for the removal of the statue from the Capitol grounds, stating that "the primary purpose of the statue was to celebrate and mythologize the white supremacists of the Confederacy". 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Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The statue of Brown, made of Italian marble, has stood in KCK’s Quindaro neighborhood for more than 100 years. Some earlier listed building records may use the word 'excluding', but if the Act is not quoted, the record has not been revised to reflect subsequent legislation. Information from RCAHMS (NMC), 2002. — For the second time in less than two years, vandals damaged the statue of abolitionist John Brown in Kansas City, Kansas. After the death of Queen Victoria in 1901 her son, now known as King Edward VII, had many of the Brown memorials destroyed and the Brown statue was moved to a remote place on the property. Historic Environment Scotland is responsible for designating sites and places at the national level. The pedestal inscription reads: 'Friend more than Servant, Loyal, Truthful, Brave, Selfless than Duty even to the Grave'. We make recommendations to the Scottish Government about historic marine protected areas, and the Scottish Ministers decide whether to designate. He is particularly famous for the statue of the monarch and that of Prince Albert in London's Fleet Street, and of Wellington at Hyde Park Corner. Listed building records provide an indication of the special architectural or historic interest of the listed building which has been identified by its statutory address. There are no images available for this record. Brian Kemp last year, Confederate markers can only be moved to a "site of similar prominence" – which means retiring them to museums or out-of-the-way parks is likely out of the question. Stands on an obscure location in the Quindaro neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas. And even when state officials in 2013 relocated a statue of another white supremacist leader from Georgia's past – a fist-pumping mold of Tom Watson – Gordon and other Confederate icons were left intact.
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