New Orleans vote 6-1 to topple 'terrorist' statues

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One hundred and fifty years after the end of the US Civil War, New Orleans City Council voted 6-1 to remove statues of what some people call pro-slavery “traitors” and others call “Confederate heroes.” 

Council President Jason Williams and council members Jared Brossett, Susan Guidry, James Gray, LaToya Cantrell and Nadine Ramsey voted to take the monuments down. Council member Stacy Head was the only vote against the measure.

Thursday's long council meeting drew protesters from both sides and security had to be increased.

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