DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Durham leaders took the first step Thursday in deciding the future of Confederate monuments in the city and county.
A 12-member city and county committee on Confederate monuments and memorials met for the first time.
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The committee was formed int he wake of the toppling of the Confederate statue outside the old courthouse last summer.
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Committee co-chair Charmaine McKissick Melton says the real goal of the committee is to make recommendations and listen to the community.