Monument to a Historic Black Woman Will Replace Racist Statue in Pittsburgh
A city task force is asking the public to help decide who should be honored
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
San Francisco Votes to Remove Statue with Racist Depiction of Native Americans
The monument shows a Mexican vaquero and Franciscan monk towering over a Native American man
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
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
This American Doctor Pioneered Abdominal Surgery by Operating on Enslaved Women
Glorified with a statue in the U.S. Capitol, Ephraim McDowell is a hero in Kentucky, but the full story needs to be told
What Shrinking Fossil-Rich National Monuments Means for Science
Smithsonian.com asks paleontologists how their work will change after the decision to slash Bears Ears and Grand Staircase
You’ve Seen The Washington Monument. Now See the Other Washington Monuments
Unsurprisingly, the obelisk in Washington, D.C. is not the only monument to America’s first president
More than 120 Academics and Artists Call for Removal of Controversial Monuments in New York
The letter singles out three statues and two commemorative markers honoring contentious historical figures
‘Comfort Women’ Statue Prompts Osaka to Cut Ties with San Francisco
The monument pays tribute to women who were forced to work in Japanese military brothels
How the Trial and Death of Henry Wirz Shaped Post-Civil War America
A monument to Wirz still stands not far from the Confederate prison camp he commanded
Central Park Has No Monuments Dedicated to Real Women. That’s About to Change
The future site was dedicated during the state’s centennial of women’s suffrage; the State of New York also will build two statues of suffrage leaders
Stone Age Britons Feasted While Building Stonehenge
A new exhibit shows that the builders gorged on animals from as far away as Scotland
25 Images Capture at-Risk Heritage Sites of the Latest World Monuments Watch
The World Monuments Fund shines a light on landmarks in over 30 countries and territories that are in desperate need of conservation
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
Canada to Replace Holocaust Plaque After Uproar
The plaque dedicating the country’s new national Holocaust memorial was criticized for making no reference to Jews or anti-Semitism
Pop-up Monuments Ask What 21st-Century Public Memorials Should Be
A collective of artists adds new, thought-provoking works to Philadelphia’s parks and plazas
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