Virgina Military Institute To Remove Stonewall Jackson Statue
The Virginia Military Institue announced Thursday it will remove the statue of Stonewall Jackson among several changes to establish diversity initiatives...
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Thousands Petition To Replace Confederate Monument With Late Actor Chadwick Boseman
Organizers form a petition on Change.org to replace the current Confederate statue after Black Panther actor Chadwick Boseman in his hometown of Anderson, South Carolina. ...
Hurricane Laura Dismantles Louisiana Confederate Statue After Local Officials Voted to Keep It Secure
Two weeks after officials voted to keep a Confederate statue secure in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Hurricane Laura toppled the monument with her strong winds...
Virginia State Senator Charged With Injuring Confederate Monument
A Virginia state senator has been charged with damaging a Confederate monument during a protest that led to a demonstrator being seriously injured....
Black Alabama Man Protests Against Removal Of Confederate Flags
An Black Alabama man protested against the removal of Confederate flags and statues in his hometown because his White ancestors fought in the Civil War....
Armed Black Militia Group Marches Through Georgia Confederate Park on July 4
An armed Black militia group marched through Stone Mountain Park in Georgia insisting on the removal of a Confederate monument....
Trump To African Americans: ‘If You Don’t Understand Your History, You Will Go Back To It’
Trump justified statues of slave owners, saying that African Americans "have to understand history."...
Confederate, Columbus Statues Are Being Torn Down Across The Country
Several statues of Confederate figures and of Christopher Columbus have been torn down or beheaded as the protests for racial equality continue. ...
Trump Will ‘Not Even Consider’ Renaming Military Bases Honoring Confederate Leaders
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would “not even consider” renaming Army bases that honor Confederate leaders who fought to protect slavery and uphold white...
Confederate Monuments Removed from College Campuses Across the Country
He said Germans understood that their Nazi past was shameful, not a thing to be memorialized or romanticized. But in the U.S., we’ve never reckoned...