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Abbott promises to "look into" Confederate plaque in Capitol
« on: October 28, 2017, 01:58:51 pm »
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Oct 27, 9:16 PM EDT
Abbott promises to "look into" Confederate plaque in Capitol

By PAUL J. WEBER
Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott denied that he favors removing from the Texas Capitol a Confederate plaque that says slavery was not an underlying cause of the Civil War after a black lawmaker who privately met with the Republican governor earlier Friday said Abbott indicated support for taking it down.

Democratic state Rep. Eric Johnson, who for months has called for removing a plaque titled "Children of the Confederacy Creed," which has hung in the Capitol since 1959, initially praised Abbott following an hour-long meeting in Dallas. He said Abbott had agreed the plaque was inaccurate and, according to Johnson, indicated support for taking it down.

But his mood soured after Abbott's office gave a conflicting account of the meeting, saying the governor did not agree to remove that plaque and that state officials would study the matter.

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