Memphis Park debuts post-monument look two years later
As the two-year anniversary of the removal of Confederate monuments from two city parks approaches, Ronnie MaCarty hangs festive lights at Memphis Park on Dec. 17 in preparation for a Christmas market on Friday, Dec. 20. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
The Holiday Night Market Friday in the park highlights the intersection between the drive to remove the monuments and an earlier effort to activate the park for more Memphians.
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Bill Dries
Bill Dries covers city government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.
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