Huntsville’s Confederate monument received dubious honors as it was relocated to Maple Hill Cemetery with flags flying at half staff – for Eula Battle.
I first picked the scene on Clinton Avenue one day last March when out looking for photos to illustrate the impact of the China Virus when I noticed there was so little traffic in downtown. Near the crosswalk the emptiness immediately caught my attention as a contrast to the Beatles Album Abbey Road.

In this case, the roots don’t appear to be twisted at all … they are, in fact, amazingly squared away.

Huntsville’s confederate monument got a refreshing coat of paint in the early dark hours of August 5th.

The Huntsville City Council should call a special session – immediately – and lock themselves in until they decided where it will go.

Tommy Battle’s statements reek of segregation, classicism and aristocratic authoritarianism. The law enforcement statements were laced with the same old good old boy facade of shucks we did what had to be done.

Posted: 7:15 p.m. – These were the scenes in downtown Huntsville just a few minutes ago. The George Floyd protest organized by an Oakwood University student drew a large crowd, perhaps as many as 2000.

Protesters lingered in and around Big Spring Park on Saturday evening as summer music sponsored by Arts Huntsville filled the air and attracted large crowds – mostly not standing too close together.