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
Did a Neolithic Cattle Cult Build These Sprawling Structures in Saudi Arabia?
The roughly 7,000-year-old mustatils, or rectangular monuments, predate both Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids
How D.C.’s Newly Unveiled WWI Memorial Commemorates the Global Conflict
The space’s central feature, a 60-foot-long wall of remembrance, remains unfinished
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
How the 1943 Khatyn Massacre Became a Symbol of Nazi Atrocities on the Eastern Front
Decades after the murder of 149 residents of a Belarusian village, the tragedy has taken on layers of meaning far removed from the attack itself
The Tragic Irony of the U.S. Capitol’s Peace Monument
An unfinished Civil War memorial became an allegory for peace—and a scene of insurrection
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
Anonymous Artist Installs Bust of York, Enslaved Explorer Who Accompanied Lewis and Clark, in Portland Park
The monument replaces a statue of conservative editor Harvey Scott that was toppled last October
How a Stone Circle in Wales Paved the Way for Stonehenge
New research suggests early Britons used megaliths from a dismantled Welsh monument to construct the iconic ring of standing stones
Kamala Harris Portrait Draws Inspiration From the Glass Ceiling She Shattered
Artist Simon Berger created the unconventional likeness of the vice president in just one day
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
Proposed Legislation Seeks to ‘Protect’ the U.K.’s Controversial Monuments
If passed, the new measure would make it more difficult for local councils to remove statues of polarizing historical figures
Monument to Coretta Scott and MLK Is Coming to Boston, City Where They Met
Hank Willis Thomas’ sculpture of intertwined arms will memorialize the civil rights leaders and their fight for racial equality
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
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
Why Just ‘Adding Context’ to Controversial Monuments May Not Change Minds
Research shows that visitors often ignore information that conflicts with what they already believe about history
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
Mellon Foundation Pledges $250 Million to Reinvent America’s Monuments
The organization’s five-year campaign will support the creation of new public works and the reimagining of ones already standing
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