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'Sylva Sam' Draws Crowds For Both Sides Of The Confederate Monument Debate


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The town of Sylva has seen its share of vigils and marches following the death of George Floyd. The most recent over the weekend focused on the Confederate monument that overlooks downtown. Traffic backed up along the detour route Saturday as two separate demonstrations set up – one seeking the removal of the statue of a Confederate soldier on the old Jackson County Courthouse steps, and the other wanting it to stay. Demonstrators who want the statue, known as "Sylva Sam," to keep its perch met
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