By Randy Singleton

NJG Correspondent

NEWPORT NEWS

The Greater Hilton residents in Newport News, in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, gathered for a protest at the “Johnny Reb” Confederate monument in the Denbigh area of the city.  Protest organizers said the purpose of the demonstration was to voice to city leaders the residents support for the immediate removal of the statute, which they described as a “symbol of hatred and bigotry.”  The monument was covered with a tarp until city leaders can decide what to with it.   

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