Former Camp Hill mayor Frank Holley addressed the town council Monday to suggest the town rename Wilson Street, which he says was named for the police chief that incited a lynch mob in 1931.
Holley indicated Monday was not the first time he's addressed the council on renaming the street, a proposal made complicated by the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act requiring local governments to obtain permission from the state before moving or renaming historically significant monuments.
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