New Attention Brought To Confederate Monuments In Colorado

By Dillon Thomas
DENVER (CBS4)– Though Colorado was not a state at the time of the Civil War, monuments to Union and Confederate soldiers can be found across the state.
With recent tensions across the nation, specifically after last weekend’s events in Charleston, some have suggested Confederate monuments are offensive.
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Gov. John Hickenlooper sat down with CBS4’s Dillon Thomas to discuss whether the state should consider removing the few confederate monuments that