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Protest planned against Gainesville's Confederate monument

Three groups organizing protest of Old Joe monument at 11:30 a.m. Aug. 19

NICK BOWMAN | The Times Gainesville's monument to the Confederacy stands in the city square on Thursday. The monument, nicknamed Old Joe, sits on a small island of Hall County land in the center of the city.

NICK BOWMAN | The Times Gainesville's monument to the Confederacy stands in the city square on Thursday. The monument, nicknamed Old Joe, sits on a small island of Hall County land in the center of the city.

A protest of the Confederate memorial in downtown Gainesville is planned for 11:30 a.m. Aug. 19.