Confederacy
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
A Senator Speaks Out Against Confederate Monuments… in 1910
Alone in his stand, Weldon Heyburn despised that Robert E. Lee would be memorialized with a statue in the U.S. Capitol
We Legitimize the 'So-Called' Confederacy With Our Vocabulary, and That's a Problem
Tearing down monuments is only the beginning to understanding the false narrative of Jim Crow
Dallas Gets Go-Ahead to Remove Robert E. Lee Statue
A federal judge has lifted a restraining order that briefly halted the planned removal
Washington National Cathedral Will Remove Windows Honoring Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee
Officials said the windows are "an obstacle to worship in a sacred space"
One Scientist May Have Finally Figured Out the Mystery of Why a Civil War Submarine Sank
A Navy engineer used creative modeling and her knowledge of underwater explosions to tackle the century-old Hunley conundrum
What Will Happen to Stone Mountain, America’s Largest Confederate Memorial?
The Georgia landmark is a testament to the enduring legacy of white supremacy
University of Texas at Austin Removes Three Confederate Statues
Gregory L. Fenves, the president of the university, says the monuments “have become symbols of modern white supremacy and neo-Nazism”
The Pernicious Myth of the ‘Loyal Slave’ Lives on in Confederate Memorials
Statues don’t need to venerate military leaders of the Civil War to promulgate false narratives
Baltimore Quietly Removes Four Confederate Monuments
Mayor Catherine Pugh said the statues “needed to come down”
Someone Was Actually Trying to Build a Casino Three Miles From the Gettysburg Battle Site
A local businessman said the casino would bring jobs and money to the historic region–but other locals said gaming would irrevocably change Gettysburg
The Thrilling Tale of How Robert Smalls Seized a Confederate Ship and Sailed it to Freedom
He risked his life to liberate his family and became a legend in the process
What Richmond Has Gotten Right About Interpreting Its Confederate History
And why it hasn't faced the same controversy as New Orleans or Charlottesville
Why People Love Southern Gothic
From the 19th century to S-Town, it’s a compelling genre that’s as flawed as its most grotesque characters
Belle Boyd, Civil War Spy
The so-called “Siren of Shenandoah” stole weapons and carried letters in service to the Confederacy
New Orleans Tears Down Controversial Confederate Monuments
A 35-foot obelisk in memory of a white supremacist uprising is no more
A Tale of Two White Houses
The Confederacy had its own White House—two, actually
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