On Tuesday night, the Jacksonville city council is expected to decide what to do with a pair of confederate monuments on city property.
A controversial monument still stands, uncovered, in Springfield Park. It is now the focus of much attention, dividing the council and the many people living in the city.
He said just recently, he flew a drone in Springfield Park to see for himself what the flag above the monument column reveals. He says the proof is in the picture. Some community members disagree and the debate continues. Last week, News4jax heard from John Frashure, who said monuments should stay up.
A man followed up moments later saying: “I’ve heard that it’s all about slavery, white power,” the man said. “I’ve said before, our ancestors... they, 97-percent of them did not have slaves.”“You can’t ever erase history, it walks beside us every day -- it’s in our history books.”