Do You Agree With UT’s Decision to Remove the Statue of Jefferson Davis? [POLL]

UT officials will begin work today to remove a statue of Jefferson Davis. Other statues of Confederate leaders will remain, but Jefferson will be removed. According to MySA.com, the Davis statue will be relocated.

While the Davis statue is headed for the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, several other Confederate symbols across the campus -- including statues of Robert E. Lee and Albert Sidney Johnston, a Confederate general -- will remain in place, Fenves said. The university may add a plaque near the prominent Littlefield Fountain to explain the context of the statues, he said.
The key difference between Davis and the rest, Fenves said, is their ties to Texas.
"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," Fenves said. "Davis had few ties to Texas; he played a unique role in the history of the American South that is best explained and understood through an educational exhibit."
Moving the Davis statue and keeping the remaining statues along the Main Mall is "both respectful of the heritage that is important to many and serves as a poignant display of our nation's and university's history," Fenves said.
The decision comes after thousands had signed an online petition to take down the Davis statue and a 12-member panel of students, faculty, alumni and administrators recommended either moving or altering Davis and the other statues.