Photo: Hogg Foundation
Former Gov. James Stephen Hogg, Texas
In August 2017, the University of Texas at Austin removed the statue of the former governor of Texas, James Hogg, who governed between 1891 and 1895. It was among three Confederate statues on campus removed by the University.
In a statement, the University President Gregory L. Fenves said:
The historical and cultural significance of the Confederate statues on our campus — and the connections that individuals have with them — are severely compromised by what they symbolize. Erected during the period of Jim Crow laws and segregation, the statues represent the subjugation of African Americans. That remains true today for white supremacists who use them to symbolize hatred and bigotry.
Still in Texas, the statue of Robert E. Lee was removed from a Dallas park after the City Council voted 13-1 on Sept. 6, 2017, to have it removed.
A Confederate statue was removed from Travis Park overnight in San Antonio after the City Council voted 10-1 in favour. Mayor Ron Nirenberg said, “This is, without context, a monument that glorifies the causes of the Confederacy, and that’s not something that a modern city needs to have in a public square.”
