Confederate monument comes down in Brunswick after 120 years

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A Confederate Monument that stood at Hanover Square in Brunswick for over 120 years has come down.

“This morning our City removed the singular vestige of a bygone and abhorrent era in our Nation’s history,” Brunswick Mayor Cosby Johnson said in a statement.

“What is known at a deeper level, is the work it takes to ever so slightly bend the arc of humanity towards a more just and vibrant Brunswick for all of its citizens. “Let today stand as a monument to the ever-moving tide that brings us closer to love, equality, and understanding.”

It is not known where the statue will end up. The Brunswick News reported that one city worker said its final destination may be a graveyard of Confederate soldiers in Waynesville.

Last October, the monument was wrapped in plastic during jury selection in the trial of three men charged, and since convicted, of killing Ahmaud Arbery in the Satilla Shores neighborhood.

Read the mayor’s full statement below.

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