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Confederate monuments

Sep 8

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
Apr 21

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

The newly-passed public disorder bill dictates rules reminiscent of moves being made to protect monuments in Britain.
By Helen Holmes
Mayor Bill de Blasio marching in the October 2014 Columbus Day parade.
Oct 10

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

A commission the mayor formed to study the city's statues and monuments is meeting amid debate over whether Columbus statues should remain.
By Madina Toure
A statue of Christopher Columbus in Central Park was defaced on Tuesday morning.
Sep 12

Columbus Statue Vandalized Amid Debate Over Monuments

By Madina Toure
Marchers in Pittsburgh protest in solidarity with Charlottesville.
Sep 8

De Blasio Names Commission to Review Controversial Monuments

By Madina Toure
Ms. James receiving the endorsement of the Queens Democratic Party last year. (Photo: Ross Barkan)
Aug 30

Tish James: Christopher Columbus Statue ‘Should Remain’

By Madina Toure
A homeless man sleeps under an American Flag blanket on a park bench in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
Aug 22

Look to Reagan to Prove Social Harmony Follows Economic Boom

By Peter Ferrara
Cory Booker.
Aug 18

NJ Politics Digest: Booker Wants Confederate Statues Out of Capitol

By Steve Cronin
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise.
Jun 14

New York Conservative Party Blames Scalise Shooting on ‘Media Bully Fueled Hate’

By Will Bredderman
A statue of Major General Andrew Jackson in Jackson Square in New Orleans, Louisiana.
May 17

We Used to Put Statues Up, Now We Just Tear Them Down

By Ryan Holiday
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