The president of Florida State University is taking advice from a university panel.
John Thrasher said Tuesday that a statue of Francis Eppes, which is located near the school's main administration building, will be removed and relocated elsewhere on campus.
Thrasher also announced he will seek approval from the Florida Legislature to remove of the name of B.K. Roberts from the College of Law building.
The university panel recommended both moves. The panel had been tasked with reviewing statues and recognitions throughout campus
Student groups voiced opposition to the Eppes statue because he was a slave owner. Eppes was the grandson of Thomas Jefferson.
Roberts, a former state Supreme Court justice, authored a decision that blocked Virgil Hawkins from attending the University of Florida law school. Hawkins was denied admission due to his race.