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On June 30, 2020, a group of [[Black Lives Matter]] protesters flocked to the Caddo Parish Courthouse to oppose further delays in the removal of the Confederate monument. Linus Mayes, the organizer of the liberal group Community Congress for Systemic Justice, called the protesters "peaceful" though they waved guns to threaten the defenders of the monument. Nearby police prevented a clash from developing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bigleaguepolitics.com/black-lives-matter-terrorists-show-up-to-louisiana-courthouse-with-guns-to-menace-pro-statue-protesters/|title=Black Lives Matter Terrorists Show Up to Louisiana Courthouse|publisher=bigleaguepolitics.com|date=July 4, 2020|author=Shane Trejo|accessdate=July 6, 2020}}</ref>

On June 30, 2020, a group of [[Black Lives Matter]] protesters flocked to the Caddo Parish Courthouse to oppose further delays in the removal of the Confederate monument. Linus Mayes, the organizer of the liberal group Community Congress for Systemic Justice, called the protesters "peaceful" though they waved guns to threaten the defenders of the monument. Nearby police prevented a clash from developing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bigleaguepolitics.com/black-lives-matter-terrorists-show-up-to-louisiana-courthouse-with-guns-to-menace-pro-statue-protesters/|title=Black Lives Matter Terrorists Show Up to Louisiana Courthouse|publisher=bigleaguepolitics.com|date=July 4, 2020|author=Shane Trejo|accessdate=July 6, 2020}}</ref>

On July 15, 2020, the Caddo Parish Commission, which consists of five white Republicans, one Hispanic Republican, and six black Democrats, voted 11-1 to erect a wooden box around the monument to prevent it from public view. Several commissioners also claim that the box will protect the monument from vandalism.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/2020/07/16/box-built-around-caddo-parish-confederate-monument/5447313002/|title=Box to be built around Caddo Parish Confederate Monument|author=Emily Enfinger|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=July 16, 2020}}</ref>

On July 15, 2020, the Caddo Parish Commission, which consists of five white Republicans, one Hispanic Republican, and six black Democrats, voted 11-1 to erect a wooden box around the monument to prevent it from public view. Several commissioners also claim that the box will protect the monument from vandalism.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/2020/07/16/box-built-around-caddo-parish-confederate-monument/5447313002/|title=Box to be built around Caddo Parish Confederate Monument|author=Emily Enfinger|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=July 16, 2020}}</ref> A few weeks later, the monument was physically moved to a site in neighboring DeSoto Parish.

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