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Maryland may repeal state song, a Confederate call to arms
After decades of debate, legislators in Maryland finally seem ready to repeal the state song
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Virginia's Lee statue has been removed from the US Capitol
A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E
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New York bans sale, display 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 Stonewall Jackson relocated from the Virginia Military Institute campus
The Virginia Military Institute removed the statue of Gen. “Stonewall” Jackson.
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Virginia residents say they'll appeal removal of Lee statue
Several Virginia residents have filed notice that they will appeal a ruling allowing the removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E
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Alabama Archives faces its legacy as Confederate 'attic'
Taxpayer money turned the department into an overstuffed Confederate attic.
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Douglas statue comes down, but Lincoln had racist views, too
Illinois officials plan to remove a state Capitol statue of Stephen A. Douglas.
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Virginia Commonwealth to remove Confederate names, symbols
It will remove building names, plaques, symbols honoring Confederate supporters.
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Group pushes changes to Confederate imagery at Georgia park
An activist group has presented its plans for changes to Confederate imagery at Georgia’s popular Stone Mountain Park, including a suggestion that it stop maintaining a colossal sculpture of Confederate leaders
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Charlottesville removes Confederate statue near rally site
Workers removed a Confederate statue near the site of a violent rally years ago
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Virginia official resigns amid controversy on statue charges
The Portsmouth city manager has resigned amid an ongoing dispute over charges made against a Black state senator and others for conspiring to damage a Confederate monument
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Rapper Genesis Be's long battle versus the Confederate flag
Rapper Genesis Be recalls the first time that she saw the Confederate flag
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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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Across South, a push to change Confederate school names
A renewed push has emerged to rename schools named for Confederate figures amid ongoing nationwide protests over police misconduct and racial injustice
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Detailed plans in place for careful removal of Lee statue
When the bronze equestrian statue of Gen. Robert E
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Police move in after fights break out during Georgia protest
Demonstrations in an Atlanta suburb had been mostly peaceful for several hours.
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Virginia city council votes to remove Confederate monument
A Virginia city council has voted to remove a Confederate monument that has stood in the city for more than a century
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Georgia city dismantling Confederate monument from 1872
Workers have begun dismantling a monument to Confederate soldiers in Athens, Georgia, that has stood in the median of a busy street since 1872
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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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Mississippi flag design process: Elvis has left the building
A commission has whittled down a list of proposed designs for a new Mississippi flag from nearly 3,000 to 147
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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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Virginia gov faces new hurdle in bid to remove Lee statue
A Virginia judge has dissolved one injunction but imposed another preventing Virginia's governor from removing an enormous statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E
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Virginia panel recommends Lee statue removal at U.S. Capitol
Virginia panel recommends it be replaced with another yet-to-be named Virginian.
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Robert E. Lee removed from Virginia state house and a school name as courts weigh future of Richmond statue
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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Lee descendant urges official removal of Confederate statues
Democratic lawmakers and others are urging official removal of Confederate monuments at the center of a politically fraught national debate
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Push to remove Confederate statues stalls in rural America
Dozens of Confederate statues have fallen across the country _ often in more liberal-leaning urban centers — but in many smaller places, the effort to remove markers that many view as racist relics has stalled or has yet to arrive
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Chicago police, protesters clash during bid to topple statue
Protesters trying to topple a Christopher Columbus statue in downtown Chicago's Grant Park clashed with police who responded violently with batons after they say officers were struck by fireworks and thrown cans
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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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Ole Miss moves Confederate statue from prominent campus spot
A Confederate monument that’s been a divisive symbol at the University of Mississippi has been removed from a prominent spot on the Oxford campus
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Georgia activists seek to remove 'Stone Mountain', the 'granddaddy of Confederate monuments'
Georgia activists seek to remove 'Stone Mountain', the "granddaddy of Confederate monuments."
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UNC commission recommends re-naming 4 campus buildings
Names of four campus buildings have ties to slaveholders or white supremacists.
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Justin Timberlake calls for Confederate statues to be removed in home state of Tennessee
"If we plan to move forward, these monuments must come down," Timberlake wrote.
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Richmond removes Confederate Soldiers and Sailors statue
Work crews have taken down the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors statue in Richmond
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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 Arkansas' Confederate-linked statues at the US Capitol
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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Mississippi board votes 'no' on moving Confederate monument
In a 5-0 vote, the Lafayette County Board of Supervisors rejected the proposal.
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Richmond removes statue of Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart
Work crews in Richmond, Virginia, have lifted away an monument to Confederate Gen. J
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Confederate flag emblem removed in South Dakota community
The City Council in a South Dakota community named for the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg says a logo that included a Confederate flag has been removed from police department cars, buildings and patches
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Frederick Douglass statue vandalized in Rochester park
It happened on the anniversary of one of his most famous speeches.
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Columbus statue toppled by Baltimore protesters
Baltimore protesters have pulled down a statue of Christopher Columbus and thrown it into the city’s Inner Harbor
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Amid furor over monuments, Trump seeks 'garden' of US heroes
Trump has a vision of establishing a "National Garden of American Heroes."
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