For the second time in three years, Florida State University plans to remove a statue of Francis Eppes from its Tallahassee campus as the school reckons with its past. News of the statues removal was part of a broader announcement Thursday from FSU President John Thrasher, which included naming 30 members to a newly formed task force on anti-racism, equality and inclusion for the 2020-2021 school year. The statue of Eppes the grandson of Thomas Jefferson, a former Tallahassee mayor and slave owner has long been the subject of controversy. The task force, created July 6, will hold its first organization session sometime in August. Im looking forward to hearing input from the task force on a range of important items connected to racial inequity, he said.