County council discussing removal of “Talbot Boys” statue

The discussion is continuing in Talbot County about whether to remove a statue of a young solider bearing the confederate flag that lists the names of county residents who fought for the confederacy.

Walter Black, the NAACP second vice-president says, “The statue glorifies a war that was fought to enslave a whole race of people. It needs to be removed so that we danger rid of this stigma.”

In August, the Talbot Chapter of the NAACP approached the county council about removing the statue and moving it to a”more appropriate” location.

The decision was somewhat sparked by the June 17th massacre of nine black worshipers in South Carolina.

Right now, the statue sits in front of the county courthouse. Members of the NAACP have also proposed to replace the statue with one that bears the names of union and confederate soldiers. Wednesday, the Talbot Association of Clergy and Laity held a public meeting to discuss the proposal. Now, the council have some ideas as to what they’ll do moving forward.  

Corey Pack, the president of the Talbot County Council says, “We may be bringing together a committee to look at this even more closely. We may be looking at doing some type of resolution as we did with the Fredrick Douglas statue back in 2010. There are a number of different options at play.”

The Talbot County Council is set to meet next week to discuss the results of the public meeting on the “Talbot Boys Statue.”