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Confederacy

After Coming Down, Charlottesville’s Stonewall Jackson Statue Is in High Demand

Meanwhile, a Robert E. Lee statue will be melted down and transformed by the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center.
By Helen Holmes

Richmond’s Robert E. Lee Statue Becomes the Latest Removed Confederate Statue

Onlookers cheered jubilantly in the streets as the statue was taken down.
By Helen Holmes

The Former Director of the British Museum Weighs in on Statues in the U.K.

Neil MacGregor points to Germany to discuss methods of processing problematic histories.
By Helen Holmes

Another Robert E. Lee Statue Has Been Approved for Removal in Virginia

By Helen Holmes

‘Maliciously’ Taking Down a Confederate Monument in Florida is a Second-Degree Felony

By Helen Holmes

New York’s Jewish Heritage Museum Was Targeted in an Anti-Semitic Attack

By Helen Holmes

Kehinde Wiley Weighs in on What Should Be Done With Removed Confederate Statues

By Helen Holmes

Justin Timberlake Speaks Out on the Removal of Confederate Statues

By Helen Holmes

Nancy Pelosi Removes Confederate Portraits From the Capitol

By Helen Holmes

The Confederate Symbol We Should Be Remembering Gets Its Own Museum Show in Philadelphia

By Laura Pitcher
Game of Thrones Star Wars HBO Confederate

Will the ‘Game of Thrones’ Creators Return to HBO After Their ‘Star Wars’ Movies?

By Brandon Katz
People walk by the base of the the 76-foot statue of explorer Christopher Columbus which stands in Columbus Circle in New York City.

NYC Monuments Undergo Public Scrutiny at First Commission Hearing

By Madina Toure
HBO Richard Plepler Game of Thrones Confederate

HBO CEO Promises to ‘Explain What We’re Trying to Do’ With Slave Drama ‘Confederate’

By Brandon Katz
Mayor Bill de Blasio marching in the October 2014 Columbus Day parade.

De Blasio’s Commission to Review NYC Statues Holds First Meeting

By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio marches during the Columbus Day Parade.

De Blasio Booed While Marching in Columbus Day Parade

By Madina Toure
A statue of Christopher Columbus in Central Park was defaced on Tuesday morning.

Columbus Statue Vandalized Amid Debate Over Monuments

By Madina Toure
Marchers in Pittsburgh protest in solidarity with Charlottesville.

De Blasio Names Commission to Review Controversial Monuments

By Madina Toure
A counter-demonstrator marches down the street after the "Unite the Right" rally, a gathering of white nationalists, neo-Nazis and members of the "alt-right" was declared an unlawful gathering August 12, 2017 in Charlottesville, Va.

Queens Lawmaker Wants to Rename Trump Park

By Madina Toure
Ms. James receiving the endorsement of the Queens Democratic Party last year. (Photo: Ross Barkan)

Tish James: Christopher Columbus Statue ‘Should Remain’

By Madina Toure
Bob Menendez.

NJ Politics Digest: Menendez Faces Court-or-Senate Dilemma

By Christian Hetrick and Steve Cronin
Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno made strides in the past week against primary opponent Jack Ciattarelli, racking up key county endorsements in Bergen and Ocean Counties.

Guadagno Declines to Criticize Assemblyman’s Confederate Flag Photo

By Christian Hetrick
Elected officials and leaders from the Italian American community rallied against City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito's call for the Christopher Columbus statue in Columbus Circle to be reviewed for removal.

Italian Americans Defend Columbus’ Honor Amid Talks of Removing Statue

By Madina Toure
Love is love, online petition edition.

Alabama High School Pride Flag Battle Rages on Change.org

By John Bonazzo
We can put up statues while the rest of the country takes them down.

We Used to Put Statues Up, and We Still Can

By Joe Carr
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