ATLANTA — At a busy intersection in Druid Hills, hundreds of motorists whiz by a memorial to Confederate States President Jefferson Davis without knowing it, but it’s a reminder of how ever-present such monuments are in Georgia.
At about 18 inches tall, the granite block barely peeks out from behind a small azalea at the intersection of Ponce De Leon Avenue and East Lake Drive. Its century-old engraving reads, “Jefferson Davis Highway GA.”
The marker is one of 285 markers, memorials, monuments and place names honoring the Confederacy dotting the roadways, cemeteries and courthouse lawns across Georgia, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. The Alabama-based hate group watchdog Tuesday released its third edition of its census of more than 2,000 Confederate memorials with a renewed call they be removed.
