The Blue Ribbon Commission on Race, Memorials and Public Spaces is a committee in

Charlottesville Charlottesville, colloquially known as C'ville, is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is the county seat of Albemarle County, which surrounds the city, though the two are separate legal entities. It is named after Queen Cha ...

, Virginia which the city established in 2016 to address the

Charlottesville historic monument controversy The Charlottesville historic monument controversy is the public discussion on how Charlottesville should respond to protesters who complain that various local monuments are racist. The controversy began before 2016 when protest groups in the communi ...

. In August 2016 Sue Lewis accepted an appointment to the commission. By September 2016 various city projects had aligned with the work and research of the commission. In November 2016 the commission published a recommendation to keep the monuments in place. Charlottesville mayor

Michael Signer Michael Signer is an American attorney, author, and politician who served as mayor of Charlottesville, Virginia. Early life and education Signer is the son of Marjorie B. Signer, a communications director, and Robert Signer, a newspaper assignm ...

said that he supported and sought to follow the commission's "transform in place" recommendation.

References

External links

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Report to City Council December 19, 2016
', a report cited as a rationale for many choices regarding historic monuments
Race & Public Space Resource List
a resource collection presented by the University of Virginia School of Architecture in support of the Blue Ribbon Commission {{Charlottesville monument controversy navbox Charlottesville historic monument controversy Organizations based in Charlottesville, Virginia Politics and race in the United States 2016 establishments in Virginia