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Statue Honoring Black Civil War Soldiers Erected Across From Confederate Monument in Tennessee
The statue is a part of an art initiative intended to tell the full story about slavery, Reconstruction and Jim Crow in Franklin, Tenn.
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Urine Trouble: The Great Confederate Doo-Doo Chair Caper Concludes With No Charges
Prosecutors dropped charges against a trio accused of a multi-state heist that involved a Confederate monument, feces and Assata Shakur.
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Lawsuit Over Confederate Monument in Tuskegee, Ala. Currently Stalled in Court
Attorneys have been unable to serve the lawsuit to members of the state and county-level chapters of United Daughters of the Confederacy.
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Sons of Confederate Veterans File Lawsuit to Have Monument Restored in Predominantly Black Decatur, Ga.
The 30-foot-high Confederate monument was removed from Decatur Square in 2020. Now, a bunch of salty white people are trying to have it restored.
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Exclusive Trailer: PBS POV Documentary The Neutral Ground Explores the Power a Losing Confederate Has in the U.S.
Here at The Root, we’ve provided exhaustive coverage on the ongoing fight in connection with the removal of Confederate monuments across the nation. The pushback against this glorification of inherently racist symbols has finally gotten some real results within the past few years. Sometimes protestors have to take action; sometimes government officials authorize the removal…and…
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Virginia Supreme Court Rules That Charlottesville Can Remove a Pair of Confederate Statues
Considering the level of violence and chaos white supremacists brought to Charlottesville, Va., nearly four years ago, it’s not terribly surprising that the city isn’t exactly gung-ho about preserving its Confederate monuments. The city can now remove two statues of Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson after the Virginia Supreme Court overturned a…
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Memorial to Rep. John Lewis Will Replace a Confederate Monument at Georgia's DeKalb County Courthouse
Some good will follow all the unrest and sadness that took place in 2020. Part of that unrest were the many protests against racist violence, which included the long-overdue downing of several Confederate statues and monuments across the country. Last year was also characterized by sadness for the many lives lost, like that of Rep.…
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Someone Tarred and Feathered a Jefferson Davis Monument in Ariz.
A Confederate monument in Arizona dedicated to the first and only president of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis, was recently tarred and feathered. The Arizona Department of Public Safety on Thursday was called in to investigate the vandalism of the Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway monument, which is located along state Route 80 outside…
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Ala. Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against City and Mayor of Birmingham, Ala., for Covering a Confederate Monument
While states across the nation are trying to figure out how to get rid of the second-place trophies of traitors, the Alabama Attorney General’s Office has apparently deemed it a good idea to file a lawsuit against the city of Birmingham and its mayor, William Bell, for allegedly violating state law by covering a Confederate…