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โSpirit of the Confederacyโ statue removed from Sam Houston Park, to be relocated to Houston Museum of African-American Culture
Read full article: โSpirit of the Confederacyโ statue removed from Sam Houston Park, to be relocated to Houston Museum of African-American CultureHOUSTON โ The โSpirit of the Confederacyโ statue has been removed from Sam Houston Park. Mayor Sylvester Turner said it is one of two Confederate statues that will be removed before Juneteenth. The statue will be relocated to the Houston Museum of African-American Culture in Midtown. Turner said his decision to remove Houstonโs Confederate statues from public parks marks a major turning point at an important time in our history. You donโt see any statues honoring any of the Nazi regimes in Germany and you definitely wouldnโt see statue honoring Nazis who fought with Hitler in any Holocaust museums,โ Douglas told KPRC 2.