AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Officials have dedicated a monument on the grounds of the Texas State Capitol recognizing the contributions of African-Americans in the state.
The monument was unveiled Saturday in Austin as about two dozen individuals with a White Lives Matter group held a protest at another area of the Capitol.
Those individuals were shouted down by a much larger group of counter-protesters who held up signs that said, “Stand Against Hate.”
Gov. Greg Abbott told a crowd attending the unveiling ceremony that the monument honors African-Americans who helped grow Texas.
The monument is located on the Capitol’s south lawn, close to other monuments that honor Confederate soldiers for their service during the Civil War.
It was not immediately known if any arrests were made during the protests.
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