There will be a rally on Juneteenth, June 19, in Easton, for a march and program sponsored by the Move the Monument Coalition to demand that the Talbot County Council move the Confederate Monument from the Talbot County Courthouse lawn.
The march and rally is a culmination of the work the coalition has done with the support of hundreds of community members to demand the removal of the Talbot Boys statue, the last Confederate monument on nonfederal public property in Maryland. We want to send the message that its current place on the courthouse lawn, a place of justice and equality, does not represent the sentiments of the majority of Talbot County residents.
Our nonpartisan coalition, with about 500 members, represents a wide swath of Talbot County, young and old, black and white, descendants of those named on the monument and relative newcomers.
We will encourage social distancing and will distribute masks and hand sanitizer. More information:
WHAT: March and Rally to Move the Talbot Confederate Monument
WHEN and WHERE:
- 11 am – Assemble for march near 219 Marlboro Ave., Easton MD
- 12 pm – Rally at Talbot County Courthouse, 11 N Washington St # 16, Easton, MD
- Note for those coming from DC or Baltimore: Traffic on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge can vary, especially on sunny weekends. Consider budgeting extra time and check conditions before leaving.
SPEAKERS include:
- Speaker Pro Tempore of the Maryland House of Delegates, Sheree Sample-Hughes
- Easton Town Council President Megan Cook
- Annapolis-based civil rights activist Carl Snowden
- Rapper and motivational speaker Devon Beck
- Bishop Peggy Johnson, Resident Bishop of the Philadelphia Area of The United Methodist Church.
- The Very Rev. Gregory Powell, dean of Trinity Cathedral Easton
- Richard Potter, president of the Talbot County branch of the NAACP
Note: Speaker bios, other speakers and performers can be found at https://www.movethemonumenttc.org
Jaki Mayer Hurwitz says
I fully support the efforts of the Move the Monument Coalition. Confederate monuments, flags, and symbols, displayed without the context of slavery and acknowledgement of the continued damage wrought by that hateful institution, celebrates the perpetrators and insults those who were enslaved, their descendants, and all who believe in justice and equality.