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Tag: Confederate symbols

Posted inNational

Scores of Confederate Symbols Removed in 2020

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer March 3, 2021December 21, 2021

According to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), 168 Confederate symbols were either banned or removed from public spaces across the United States in 2020.

Alt-right members prepare to enter Emancipation Park holding Nazi, Confederate, and Gadsden "Don't Tread on Me" flags in Charlottesville, Va. (Anthony Crider/Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inAskia Muhammad, Columnists, Op-Ed, Opinion

MUHAMMAD: Sorry Governor, the Confederate ‘Heritage’ is Hatred

by Askia Muhammad December 11, 2019December 21, 2021
Alt-right members prepare to enter Emancipation Park holding Nazi, Confederate, and Gadsden "Don't Tread on Me" flags in Charlottesville, Va. (Anthony Crider/Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inColumnists, Faith, Lyndia Grant, Religion

THE RELIGION CORNER: Can Confederate Supporters Ever Sympathize with Slaves?

by Lyndia Grant May 15, 2019December 21, 2021
Posted inCongressional Black Caucus Foundation, Supplements

Nation Ponders Future of White Supremacist Symbols

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor September 13, 2017October 31, 2020
Posted inJulianne Malveaux, Op-Ed, Opinion

MALVEAUX: Confederate Statues Fall, But Economic Racism Lingers

by WI Guest Author August 23, 2017October 31, 2020
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
Posted inJames Clingman, Op-Ed, Opinion

CLINGMAN: Statues, Monuments and Memorials

by WI Guest Author August 23, 2017October 31, 2020
Posted inOp-Ed, Opinion

BLANKS: Confederates in the Cathedral

by WI Guest Author May 17, 2017October 30, 2020
An equestrian statue of P.G.T. Beauregard in New Orleans is seen here. (Courtesy of bestofneworleans.com)
Posted inFeatured, National

New Orleans Begins Removal of Confederate Monuments

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

Little Rock Officials Weigh Renaming Confederate Boulevard

by Washington Informer September 23, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inNational

Protests Continue Over Confederate Flag Ban at High School

by Washington Informer September 18, 2015October 30, 2020

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