Christopher Columbus Monument Defaced in Central Park
Vandals covered the statue’s hands in red paint and wrote “Hate will not be tolerated” on its base
Dallas Gets Go-Ahead to Remove Robert E. Lee Statue
A federal judge has lifted a restraining order that briefly halted the planned removal
Harvard Law School Marks Ties to Slavery in New Plaque
Isaac Royall, Jr., who helped found the school in 1817, was a prosperous slaveholder
Canadian Town’s Swastika-Adorned Anchor Causes Anger and Confusion
The anchor appears to predate the Nazi era, but an activist says it should nevertheless be removed from a public park
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”
This Russian Monument Honors the Humble Lab Mouse
A peculiar Russian monument praises the scientific achievements of a tiny mammal
Statue of Roger B. Taney Removed From Maryland State House
Taney, the fifth chief justice of the Supreme Court, wrote the majority opinion in the infamous Dred Scott case
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”
The Site of the Salem Witch Trial Hangings Finally Has a Memorial
In a town that has long profited from witchcraft-seekers and Halloween revelers alike, a new memorial strikes a different tone
NYC Unveils Design for New Monument to the LGBT Community
The monument will be built in the Hudson River Park, a historic LGBT site
Germany Moves Forward with Controversial Monument to Reunification
The German Memorial to Freedom and Unity has a fraught history
Washington Monument Scaffolding Is Coming Down Today
Two years later, the scaffolding around the Washington Monument is ready to come down
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