In the United States, police detained seven people in clashes over a monument to a soldier of the Confederation

This is reported by NBS.

It is noted that on the campus of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, a group of people arranged a rally with the call to return the monument to its place. In their opinion, the monument should serve as a tribute to the dead ancestors during the war.

The demonstration was also attended by opponents of this idea, which led to clashes.

As the broadcaster clarifies, the monument was overturned on August 21 by people who consider the statue a symbol of a racist heritage. At the moment the monument is stored by the administration of the school.

In April, it was reported that in the American city of Hollywood in Florida, renamed all the streets, named after the generals of the Confederation.