Dallas City Council Votes to Remove Massive Confederate War Memorial
In a 11-4 vote, the City Council decided to remove the 65-foot-tall monument from its location in the heart of the city
Alabama Judge Overturns Law That Protected Confederate Monuments
The city of Birmingham was sued when it erected plywood around a Confederate memorial in a downtown park
UNC’s ‘Silent Sam’ Could Be Coming Back to Campus. Here’s What to Know
On Monday, the university’s Board of Trustees unveiled a controversial proposal to build a “history and education” center to house the Confederate monument
Atlanta’s Famed Cyclorama Mural Will Tell the Truth About the Civil War Once Again
One of the war’s greatest battles was fought again and again on a spectacular canvas nearly 400 feet long. At last, the real history is being restored
The Costs of the Confederacy
In the last decade alone, American taxpayers have spent at least $40 million on Confederate monuments and groups that perpetuate racist ideology
New National Monument in Kentucky Honors Black Civil War Troops
Over 10,000 African-American troops mustered at Camp Nelson, which also offered refuge for their enslaved wives and children
North Carolina Votes to Keep Three Confederate Monuments at the State Capitol
The state’s historical commission said it was bound by a 2015 law that restricts the relocation of statues on public property
Protestors Pulled Down a Confederate Statue at the University of North Carolina
“Silent Sam,” as the monument is known, had been a source of controversy for decades
New Clues About Why the Confederate Submarine H.L. Hunley Sank
An emergency keel-block release suggests the crew did not panic, meaning they may have been incapacitated when the sub went down
Plans for the Emanuel Nine Memorial Unveiled
The monument to the nine black parishioners slain in Charleston in 2015 will include two wing-like benches that arc around a marble fountain
At Least 110 Confederate Monuments and Symbols Have Been Removed Since 2015
But more than 1700 remain, including 772 monuments, more than 300 of which are located in Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia
Pilot, Thinker, Soldier, Spy: The Epic “Timeless” Season Finale Twofer
The heroes help Harriet Tubman raid the Confederacy before leaving their heart in San Francisco
Are Museums the Right Home for Confederate Monuments?
The idea that once they are taken down, these statues “belong in a museum” doesn’t take into account that museums may not want them. Should they?
In the Shadow of Stone Mountain
The past, present, and future of the African-American community are nestled beneath the country’s largest Confederate monument
How I Learned About the “Cult of the Lost Cause”
The mayor of New Orleans offers his reading list for anyone looking to better understand the real history of Confederate monuments
New Historic Marker Highlights Nathan Bedford Forrest’s Ties to the Slave Trade
An earlier marker only noted the Confederate general, widely believed to be the Ku Klux Klan’s first leader, became wealthy from his ‘business enterprises’
Charlottesville Must Remove Tarps from Confederate Statues, Judge Says
Two statues were covered in the wake of last year’s deadly rallies to mark a period of mourning
When Emancipation Finally Came, Slave Markets Took on a Redemptive Purpose
During the Civil War, the jails that held the enslaved imprisoned Confederate soldiers. After, they became rallying points for a newly empowered community
Controversial Statues in New York City Will Remain in Place With Added Historical Context
The J. Marion Sims statue is the only one the Mayor de Blasio task force recommended to be moved. It will go to the Brooklyn cemetery where he is buried
Memphis Removes Two Confederate Statues
One was dedicated to Jefferson Davis, the other to Nathan Bedford Forrest
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