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Richmond's Robert E. Lee Statue Is Headed to a Black History Museum
Officials have tentatively agreed to transfer ownership of removed Confederate monuments to a pair of museums in the Virginia city
Hong Kong Removes 'Pillar of Shame' Honoring Tiananmen Square Victims
The move arrives amid continuing crackdowns on pro-democracy protesters in the Asian city
When Humane Societies Threw Christmas Parties for Horses
Held across the U.S. in the early 20th century, the events sought to raise awareness for poor living conditions and offer the animals a holiday respite
Charlottesville's Robert E. Lee Statue Will Be Melted Down, Transformed Into New Art
Officials in the Virginia city approved a bold plan for the future of the Confederate monument
Artist Wins Legal Battle With Post Office Over Custom Postage Stamp
Federal judge cites violation of First Amendment by USPS in deciding not to print custom postage for customer that contained a political message
Controversial Teddy Roosevelt Statue Will Be Moved From NYC to North Dakota
The equestrian monument will leave the steps of the American Museum of Natural History, finding a new home at the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library
Claudette Colvin, Who Was Arrested for Refusing to Give Up Her Bus Seat in 1955, Is Fighting to Clear Her Record
The civil rights pioneer pushed back against segregation nine months before Rosa Parks' landmark protest but has long been overlooked
America Is Still Reckoning With the Failures of Reconstruction
A new NMAAHC book and exhibition examine the reverberating legacies of the post-Civil War era
Statue of Pre-Hispanic Woman Will Replace Columbus Sculpture in Mexico City
The towering likeness is an oversized replica of a 15th- or 16th-century limestone artwork discovered earlier this year
Why a New Plaque Next to Oxford's Cecil Rhodes Statue Is So Controversial
The sign identifies the 19th-century statesman as a "committed British colonialist"
Scholars Spent a Year Scrutinizing America's Monuments. Here's What They Learned
A major audit of nearly 50,000 monuments reveals the historical figures, themes and myths that dominate the nation's commemorative landscape
Richmond Removes Robert E. Lee Statue, Largest Confederate Sculpture in the U.S.
Workers sawed the controversial monument into pieces before transporting it to an undisclosed Virginia storage facility
Church Where MLK Launched His Civil Rights Career to Become a Museum
The young pastor assumed a leadership role in the Montgomery bus boycott during a 1955 meeting at Mt. Zion AME Zion Church
Cleveland Baseball Team to Rebrand as the Guardians
The new name references the "Guardians of Traffic"—larger-than-life statues that appear on the city's Hope Memorial Bridge
Why Indigenous Activists Are Driving a 25-Foot Totem Pole Across the Country
Master carvers from the Lummi Nation, a Native tribe in Washington, crafted the 5,000-pound object from a single red cedar tree
The 'Protest' Olympics That Never Came to Be
A leftist response to the 1936 Games being held in Nazi Germany, the proposed competition was canceled by the Spanish Civil War
Juneteenth, the U.S.'s Second Independence Day, Is Now a Federal Holiday
June 19, 1865, marked the end of slavery in Texas and, by extension, the Confederate states
Mini Museum Honoring the Black Panther Party Will Debut on Juneteenth
A pop-up exhibition dedicated to the Black power organization is set to open in Oakland, California, on June 19
Toppled Statue of British Slave Trader Goes on View at Bristol Museum
The display seeks to continue a citywide conversation about the defaced Edward Colston sculpture's future
Remembering George Floyd and the Movement He Sparked
Kevin Young, director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, reflects on the one-year anniversary of Floyd's killing
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