In the most personal of moments, Brenda Muhammad on Monday asked her fellow panelists permission to read aloud a motion calling for the removal of the names Confederate Avenue and East Confederate Avenue from the city’s streets. The two Confederate icons are among several that are to come down, according to recommendations that are headed to the Atlanta City Council and Mayor Kasim Reed.
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Atlanta’s Confederate icons panel to issue final recommendations Monday
The one Confederate icon in Atlanta that appears slated for the dustbin is a street name, Confederate Avenue. In addition, Atlanta may install a sign to mark the site of a slave auction house that once stood near the present Five Points MARTA Station.
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Mayor Reed’s legacies to include fate of Confederate icons in Atlanta
One legacy Mayor Kasim Reed is to leave for his successor is the potentially thorny issue of Confederate monuments and street names. If the experience of New Orleans replays in Atlanta, the issue could roil for years to come.
