Confederate Carving Removed From Stone Mountain Association Logo

STONE MOUNTAIN, GA — Stone Mountain's famous carving of Confederate leaders will no longer be part of the Stone Mountain Memorial Association's logo, the association board voted Monday.

The old logo, which could still be viewed on Stone Mountain Park's website as of Tuesday morning, consists of the memorial association's initials and a rendering of the carving depicting Confederate leaders Jefferson Davis, Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee. The new one will feature a more natural view of the mountain, greenery and a lake, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

The logo change is one small part of the board's initiatives to change some of the Confederate symbols and imagery at the park, which were approved by the board in May. In addition to the logo, initiatives underway include:

• A new on-site exhibit that officials said would "tell the truth" about the mountain carving of Confederate leaders Jefferson Davis, Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee.
• Publicly acknowledging that the park was once a gathering spot for the Ku Klux Klan.
• Relocating the Confederate flag plaza from the mountain's walk-up trail to Valor Park.

Read more: Confederate Imagery At Stone Mountain Park To Change

The memorial association is working on assembling a committee for the exhibit contextualizing the carving, which historians say has ties to the Jim Crow era, the Ku Klux Klan and resistance to school integration, The AJC reported.

SMMA CEO Bill Stephens said an announcement about the exhibit could be made within two weeks or so.

Read more from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution here.