Black residents in North Carolina county sue to remove racist statue

The statue outside the Tyrrell county courthouse in Columbia, North Carolina, in an undated photo. Photograph: Ian Mance/Emancipate NC

A group of Black residents in a North Carolina county have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to have a prominent Confederate-era statue relocated from outside the county courthouse.

The statue, located outside the Tyrrell county courthouse in Columbia, North Carolina, features a bust of a Confederate soldier and an inscription reading:“In appreciation of our faithful slaves.”