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The Lake County Commission will ask the state of Florida to find some other museum — not the local history museum — for a statue of Confederate Gen. Edmund Kirby Smity. Photo: Architect of the Capitol

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Lake County decides bringing in a Confederate statue is not a good idea after all

Tuesday, June 16, 2020 • The Lake County Commission has changed its mind about welcoming the statue of Confederate Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith at the county history museum.
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In this image from a June 2018 video by The Florida Channel, Bob Grenier tells a state panel that all five Lake County commissioners support bringing a Confederate statue to his Tavares museum. About a year later, the commission voted 3-2 to accept the statue.

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Lawsuit seeks to void Lake County Commission’s vote to accept Confederate statue

Friday, May 8, 2020 • Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith is being replaced in the U.S. Capitol by a statue of educator Mary McLeod Bethune.
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Lake County decides bringing in a Confederate statue is not a good idea after all

Lawsuit seeks to void Lake County Commission’s vote to accept Confederate statue

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