A DeKalb County judge last week ordered the relocation of the 30-foot obelisk at Decatur Square after the city argued it'd become a threat to public safety during recent protests . He ordered it removed by midnight June 26 and placed in storage until further notice. As a large crane pulled down the obelisk just before midnight Thursday, people chanted, "Take it down! A crane removes a Confederate monument from Decatur Square in Georgia on Thursday night. The point of the removal is not to prevent its public display but "instead is an appropriate measure to abate a public nuisance and protect the obelisk," he added.

Source: CNN June 19, 2020 05:26 UTC