"It's great to see more citizens join the cause we've been working on for years. We continue to be actively engaged in exploring all avenues to remove the Confederate statues in our city." The Confederate Sons of Veterans, a group fighting to keep the statues, sent a statement saying in full "The City of Memphis should in NO way want to remove statues and monuments to our history. These monuments are part of our development and both Jefferson Davis and Bedford Forrest were US Army veterans as well as leaders in the Confederate States. Both lived in Memphis and contributed to its rebuilding and renewal after the War For Southern Independence. The City of Memphis should NOT play the part of ISIS historical terrorists in attempting to remove our historical monuments. Such actions are an insult to the families and citizens -- and all veterans -- of our city, county, state, and country. Leave the monuments and leave history alone."