The Confederate monument in Parksley was installed in 1899.
Local governments across Virginia are taking steps to bring down Confederate statues. But, one community on the Eastern Shore is taking a different approach. Michael Pope reports.
An Eastern Shore Community and Its Confederate Monument
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