Confederacy
Scholars Spent a Year Scrutinizing America's Monuments. Here's What They Learned
A major audit of nearly 50,000 monuments reveals the historical figures, themes and myths that dominate the nation's commemorative landscape
National Cathedral to Replace Confederate-Themed Stained Glass With Art Dedicated to Racial Justice
Artist Kerry James Marshall will create two new windows for the historic Washington, D.C. church
Richmond Removes Robert E. Lee Statue, Largest Confederate Sculpture in the U.S.
Workers sawed the controversial monument into pieces before transporting it to an undisclosed Virginia storage facility
Five Women Veterans Who Deserve to Have Army Bases Named After Them
The U.S. Army has 10 installations named after Confederate generals. Zero are named after women
Robert E. Lee's Former Home Reopens With Renewed Focus on the Enslaved
Built by George Washington's adopted son, Arlington House recently underwent a three-year "rehabilitation" project
Georgia Approves Changes to Stone Mountain Park, 'Shrine to White Supremacy'
The site's board authorized the creation of a truth-telling exhibit, a new logo and a relocated Confederate flag plaza
Black Protesters Have Been Rallying Against Confederate Statues for Generations
When Tuskegee student Sammy Younge, Jr., was murdered in 1966, his classmates focused their righteous anger on a local monument
Activist Group Will Return Stolen Confederate Monument—After Converting It Into a Toilet
"White Lies Matter" had pledged to deliver the stone chair intact if the United Daughters of the Confederacy displayed a specific banner
The U.S. Removed Over 160 Confederate Symbols in 2020—but Hundreds Remain
Following mass protests against racial injustice, watchdog group records new push to remove racist monuments from public spaces
Memorial to Civil Rights Icon John Lewis Will Replace Confederate Monument in Georgia
A tribute to the congressman and activist will stand in a DeKalb County square once occupied by a Confederate obelisk
Why a Virginia Museum Wants to Display a Defaced Sculpture of Jefferson Davis
"Actually bringing that statue back to the spot where it was created has a unique power to it," says the Valentine's director
The Last Surviving Widow of a Civil War Veteran Dies at 101
Helen Viola Jackson married James Bolin in 1936, when she was 17 and he was 93
Boston Removes Controversial Statue of Lincoln With Kneeling Freed Man
The sculpture, installed in 1879, is based on one still standing in Washington, D.C.
Statue of Civil Rights Activist Barbara Rose Johns Will Replace U.S. Capitol's Likeness of Robert E. Lee
Johns, whose efforts helped desegregate public schools, is set to represent Virginia in place of the Confederate general
Virginia Museum Will Lead Efforts to Reimagine Richmond Avenue Once Lined With Confederate Monuments
Governor Ralph Northam's proposed budget for the coming fiscal year earmarks $11 million for the project
Mississippi Voters Approve New Design to Replace Confederate-Themed State Flag
The redesigned banner—approved by on Tuesday by 68 percent of voters—features a magnolia bloom and the words "In God We Trust"
The Debate Over Mail-In Voting Dates Back to the Civil War
In 1864, Democrats and Republicans clashed over legislation allowing soldiers to cast their ballots from the front
Charlotte's Monument to a Jewish Confederate Was Hated Even Before It Was Built
For more than seven decades, the North Carolina memorial has courted controversy in unexpected forms
Why the Houston Museum of African American Culture Is Displaying a Confederate Statue
The institution describes the move, which arrives amid a reckoning on the U.S.' history of systemic racism, as "part of healing"
National Archives Locates Handwritten Juneteenth Order
On June 19, 1865, the decree informed the people of Texas that enslaved individuals were now free
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