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New Orleans Begins Removal of Confederate Monuments

by WI Guest Author April 25, 2017October 30, 2020

Workers in New Orleans, under police guard, began Monday removing four monuments dedicated to the era of the Confederacy and its aftermath.

A Twitter user with the handle @ishmaelGB posted a photo of a defaced statue honoring Confederate soldiers on the Chapel Hill campus of the University of North Carolina on July 5

YOES: Challenging the Racist Legacy of Confederate Monuments

by WI Guest Author November 11, 2015October 30, 2020

Little Rock Officials Weigh Renaming Confederate Boulevard

by Washington Informer September 23, 2015October 30, 2020

Protests Continue Over Confederate Flag Ban at High School

by Washington Informer September 18, 2015October 30, 2020

Yale Grapples With Ties to Slavery in Debate Over a College’s Name

by Washington Informer September 18, 2015October 30, 2020

Texas Judge Clears Way for Removal of Jefferson Davis Statue

by Washington Informer August 28, 2015October 30, 2020

The Pernicious Civil War Revisionism Poisoning American History Students

by Washington Informer August 20, 2015October 30, 2020

An Answer for Confederate Apologists

by Reporter II July 27, 2015October 30, 2020

The Confederacy’s ‘Heritage’ of Slavery

by Reporter II July 13, 2015October 30, 2020

Mitch Landrieu Calls for Removal of New Orleans’ Confederate Symbols

by Washington Informer July 10, 2015October 30, 2020