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Reston residents call for removal of Confederate monument at Fairfax Courthouse

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Reston residents call for removal of Confederate monument at Fairfax Courthouse
1904 granite monument to Confederate Capt. John Quincy Marr, the first Confederate officer killed in the Civil War, on June 1, 1861.

Reston Strong, a local community advocacy group, offered a direct message when residents covered a Confederate monument in front of the old Fairfax County courthouse with tarp and white duct tape over the weekend.

The issue has prompted Fairfax County elected officials to request a complete report of Confederate street names, monuments and public places in the county.

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