The controversial statue of Confederate president Jefferson Davis at the University of Texas at Austin will be moved in the next few days after a judge denied a request to block the school’s plans.
The Texas Tribune first reported the news Thursday night. Travis County District Court Judge Karin Crump ruled Thursday that the Sons of Confederate Veterans were not allowed to sue to stop the statue’s relocation.
More than two weeks ago, the university announced it would relocate the statue of Davis to a campus educational exhibit.
“While every historical figure leaves a mixed legacy, I believe Jefferson Davis is in a separate category, and that it is not in the university’s best interest to continue commemorating him on our Main Mall,” UT President Gregory L. Fenves said in an Aug. 13 statement.
The statue was graffitied in May with “Emancipate UT” and “Davis must fall.”
