New laws in Georgia would outlaw any symbols, monuments, memorials or different dedications to the Confederacy on public property.
Under HB 175, the one exception to the ban would be at museums, Civil War battlefields, 11Alive reported.
Even flying a Confederate battle flag on personal property is perhaps outlawed.
The bill would additionally make it unlawful to show symbols of the Confederacy at a residence, retailer, place of job, public constructing or faculty. That legislation contains inside or outdoors these buildings.
A Georgia resident informed 11Alive that she does not agree with the proposal as a result of it would take away from the schooling of the nation’s historical past.
“It was there at a time, and it was built for a time, but don’t tear it down. Let’s grow from it,” April Lovingood mentioned. “You’re erasing a part of history I think our kids need to know about.”
The bill continues to be within the early phases of laws.