The Memphis 10: Collierville Confederate markers another skirmish in struggle over Southern identity
Protesters demonstrate Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, at Collierville town square park. (Abigail Warren/Daily Memphian)
Chris Herrington
Chris Herrington covers the Memphis Grizzlies and writes about Memphis culture, food, and civic life. He lives in the Vollintine-Evergreen neighborhood of Midtown with his wife, two kids, and two dogs.
The effort and cost it takes to pick up the litter left by these ahistorical Lost Cause organizations is a drag. I’m not here to tell Collierville what to do, but those Confederate markers will go away some day.
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