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Federal Judge Halts Removal of Confederate Statue at Arlington National Cemetery
The statue features racist and revisionist history, falsely depicting enslaved people in the antebellum south as happy.
FL Bill Would Give Gov. Power to Oust Officials Who Remove Confederate Monuments
This bill is a “slap in the face to our Black community,” a Florida lawmaker said.
Florida Senate Bill Would Ban Removal of Confederate Monuments
Historians have noted that such monuments were erected as a means of subjugating Black people in the 20th century.
Museum to Melt Down Lee Statue That Inspired “Unite the Right” Violence in 2017
The new art, the museum's executive director said, will "allow Charlottesville to contend with its racist past.”
Largest Confederate Statue Left in the US Will Be Removed This Week in Richmond
The removal of the Robert E. Lee statue comes after one year and several lawsuits from Virginia residents opposed to it.
67 Republicans Join Democrats on Vote to Remove Confederate Statues From Capitol
The measure passed 285 to 120, with all 120 no votes coming from Republican representatives.
House Will Vote Tuesday on Removing Confederate Statues From Capitol
The bill faces steep odds of being passed in the evenly divided Senate.
Federal Lawsuit Seeks to Remove Confederate Statue at Maryland Courthouse
The statue is a "reminder of a time when white people fought for Black people to stay enslaved," one plaintiff said.
Virginia’s Top Court Says Charlottesville’s Confederate Statues Can Be Removed
The ruling concludes a multiyear-long argument about the statues, which sometimes brought far right violence with it.
Confederate Monument Protests Gain Momentum in Small Alabama Town
Black activist group Project Say Something has tried to have the monument to racism removed since 2017.