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Confederate monuments spark debate about how cities remember their history
Confederate monuments continue to spark controversy. Over 2,000 Confederate memorials are still in place across the country, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.
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Confederate monuments spark debate about how cities remember their history
Over 2,000 Confederate memorials are still in place across the country.
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Meet the man behind the Virginia Confederate statue removal
During the 2020 boiling point of racial tension in America, Devon Henry and his team were contracted to remove Confederate statues in the South. ABC News’ Ike Ejiochi reports.
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Meet the man behind the Virginia Confederate statue removal
During the 2020 boiling point of racial tension in America, Devon Henry and his team were contracted to remove Confederate statues in the South. ABC News’ Ike Ejoichi reports.
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Fort Hood renamed after Hispanic 4-star general
Gen. Richard Edward Cavazos was the first Hispanic four-star general in the Army.
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Richmond removes last Confederate statue
The city of Richmond, Virginia, hopes to donate the monument to a Black history museum.
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Richmond's last Confederate statue removed; dispute over relocation continues
Confederate Gen. A.P. Hill's statue was removed Monday morning, Richmond’s deputy chief administrative officer, Robert Steidel, said
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Virginia opens time capsule found under Confederate statue
The state's archeological conservator opened a 130-year-old copper box that was discovered underneath the former Robert E. Lee monument in Richmond to find artifacts dating back to the mid-1800s.
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Another time capsule found in Robert E. Lee monument
This is the second time capsule found in the pedestal of the Lee statue that historical reports say could contain prized artifacts.
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130-year-old time capsule unearthed
Conservators in Virginia opened a time capsule that was buried in 1887 and found a host of historical items.
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Inside the second 1887 Virginia time capsule
Historians opened a capsule over 130 years old that was discovered in the pedestal of the Robert E. Lee monument in Richmond, Virginia.
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Another time capsule found in Robert E. Lee monument in Virginia
There are rumors that it contains a prized photograph of former President Abraham Lincoln's casket.
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What's inside that 1887 time capsule opened in Confederacy's capital
An 1887 time capsule was opened in Richmond, Virginia, Wednesday after being unearthed from the base of the now-removed statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee.
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1887 time capsule found under Robert E. Lee statue opened
A time capsule estimated to be more than 130 years old, unearthed from the base of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, was opened Wednesday in Richmond, Virginia.
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Pedestal from Robert E. Lee statue in Virginia to be removed
The land on which the pedestal sits will be transferred from state ownership to the city of Richmond.
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State removes 12-ton Robert E. Lee statue
The governor ordered the removal of the state-owned statue in June 2020.
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By the Numbers: The historic removal of Virginia’s Robert E. Lee statue
The 12-ton statue of Robert E. Lee was finally removed after more than a century of towering over Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia, the former capital of the Confederacy.
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Virginia takes down 12-ton Robert E. Lee statue from state capital
The giant six-story monument on Richmond's Monument Avenue was erected in 1890.
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Richmond, Virginia, removes controversial Robert E. Lee statue after legal battle
The Confederate monument became a flashpoint in the state amid racial justice protests in the summer of 2020.
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Crowd gathers in Virginia to witness removal of Robert E. Lee statue
A statue of the Confederate general Robert E. Lee was removed from its pedestal in Richmond, Virginia on Wednesday.
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State to remove 12-ton Robert E. Lee statue
A giant statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia, will be removed this week.
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Robert E. Lee statue removed in Charlottesville
Workers hoisted the statue off its pedestal along with a statue of Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson.
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Charlottesville removes Confederate statues
Two bronze Confederate statues at the center of yearslong debate in Charlottesville, Virginia, were removed Saturday.
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Charlottesville takes down statue of Robert E. Lee
After a yearslong debate, a statue of the Confederate general was removed from Market Street Park in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Charlottesville unanimously votes to remove Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson statues
Two Confederate statues will be out of public spaces after Charlottesville leaders voted for their removal.
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'Should (not) honor ... those who fought for slavery and treason': West Point prof.
Martha Raddatz takes a closer look at the military's renaming of bases named for Confederate generals.
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Luke Combs apologizes for past use of Confederate flag
Luke Combs spoke out about his past usage of the Confederate flag during this year’s Country Radio Seminar.
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New York bans sale of Confederate flag, other hate symbols on state property
New York state will no longer sell the Confederate flag or other symbols of hate at state fairs or other state buildings.
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Virginia Military Institute removes Confederate statue from campus
The statue of Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson was relocated from campus to a nearby Civil War museum following October allegations of racism on campus.
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Statue of Confederate General relocated from the Virginia Military Institute campus
The Virginia Military Institute removed the statue of Gen. “Stonewall” Jackson.
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Petition to replace Confederate memorial with statue of Chadwick Boseman
A petition with more than 17,000 online signatures calls for a Confederate memorial in Boseman’s hometown of Anderson, South Carolina, to be removed and replaced by the late “Black Panther” star.
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Fans want a Chadwick Boseman statue to replace a Confederate monument in his hometown
Fans want a Chadwick Boseman statue to replace a Confederate monument in his South Carolina hometown.
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School changes Confederate name to honor local black heroes
A Virginia middle school is changing its name to Unity Braxton in honor of a family who fought for civil rights.
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Judge drops one injunction against Robert E. Lee statue removal
The legal battle over the Richmond Robert E. Lee statue's future had a major development as a judge dropped one of the injunctions issued against its removal.
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Robert E. Lee removed from state house, high school name
As the courts decide the fate of a controversial Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, state leaders removed a bust of the Confederate leader from the Capitol.
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Chicago mayor orders the dismounting of 2 Christopher Columbus statues
One of the statues was attempted to get removed by protesters in "an extremely dangerous manner," Mayor Lori Lightfoot said.
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House overwhelmingly approves bill to remove Confederate statues, controversial bust
House overwhelmingly voted to approve legislation that would remove statues honoring figures who were part of the Confederacy from the U.S. Capitol.
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House approves bill to remove Confederate statues
"This is an action we will take...of principle and conviction," top Dem says.
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Historians debate America's history of racism and Confederate monuments
On the heels of the death of George Floyd, protesters have dismounted several statues around the world after learning the history of the person the art depicts.
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Defense Secretary Esper effectively bans Confederate flag from US military bases
Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Friday issued a directive that effectively bans displays of the Confederate flag at all U.S. military bases.
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The debate over controversial statues and monuments
Controversial statues are being removed amid worldwide civil rights protests, but there is some disagreement about what to do with them.
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Robert E. Lee's descendant says taking down Confederate symbols a 'no-brainer'
"White supremacy and racism have been the basis for the celebration of that flag for a long time," he said.
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Georgia activists renew calls to remove 'granddaddy of Confederate monuments'
Georgia activists seek to remove 'Stone Mountain', the "granddaddy of Confederate monuments."
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Justin Timberlake calls for Confederate statues to be removed in Tennessee
"If we plan to move forward, these monuments must come down," Timberlake wrote.
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Descendants weigh in on Confederate statue debate
ABC's Lionel Moise spoke with the descendants of Robert E. Lee and Thomas Jefferson about the debate over statues and monuments raging across the country.
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Walmart donates $100K to replace state's Confederate-linked statues
The new statues will be of Johnny Cash and civil rights activist Daisy Bates.
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One Ohio mayor has statue of Christopher Columbus removed from outside city hall
The 22-foot-tall monument was lifted onto a flatbed after it was ordered to be removed Columbus, Ohio's mayor.
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DOJ arrests man for alleged vandalism of Andrew Jackson statue
Federal prosecutors have charged another individual allegedly involved in vandalizing the statue of former President Andrew Jackson in Washington, D.C.'s Lafayette Park.
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Study should proceed on renaming military bases: Sen. Tim Scott
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., on ABC's Powerhouse Politics.
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Robert E Lee’s descendent wants Confederate statues removed
Rev. Robert Lee IV, descendent of Robert E. Lee said: “If I can change, you can too.”
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