RantCrush Top 5: April 24, 2017

The city of New Orleans, Louisiana is relocating a series of Confederate monuments, despite controversy in the city. The first of the monuments to be removed, New Orleans’ Battle of Liberty Place monument, was dismantled by workers at approximately 1 a.m. The removal was done at such a weird hour because of serious protests in the city over the planned removals. The other monuments that will be removed are statues commemorating Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and P.G.T. Beauregard and Confederate States of America President Jefferson Davis.

The New Orleans city government officials first decided to take the monuments down in 2015, but a series of legal challenges have prevented them from acting until now. The monuments will all be removed and stored until there is a place deemed “appropriate” to display them–perhaps some sort of museum.

Removing Confederate monuments in New Orleans involves:
1. Snipers posted
2. Company/workers in disguise
3. 2:30 AMhttps://t.co/sbNmfgzJn1

— Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) April 24, 2017

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.