Edwardsville

A controversial bronze statue of Ninian Edwards will, for the time being, remain where it is installed, in a small plaza near Edwardsville's city center. The statue, the plaza and Edwards’ slavery legacy became the focus of protests during the global Black Lives Matter movement this summer.

The city of Edwardsville is considering renaming a downtown park and relocating a statue of the city's namesake after a group of people from the Edwardsville area informed city leaders in June that Ninian Edwards was a slave owner who actively advocated for slavery.

The namesake of Edwardsville owned enslaved people. The troubled history is creating a debate over the city's past and present.

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Updated at 10:50 a.m. with statement from Rachelle Aud Crowe.The mayor of Edwardsville says he believes a decade-old photo of him wearing blackface makeup…

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