Black Civil War soldiers to be honored with 7-foot bronze monument
Seventy Black Union military members who fought in the Civil War will be memorialized in a monument planned for Rocky Mount in Franklin County, Virginia.
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How an Arthur Ashe statue ended up in Richmond's Confederate memorial
The capital of Virginia, and the former capital ... Heritage Preservation Association (which promoted Confederate flag displays) called Monument Avenue “hallowed ground” and maintained that ...
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N.C. Activist Who Helped Tear Down Confederate Statue Arrested on Felony Charges
Virginia. Authorities said Takiyah Thompson tied a rope around the neck of a statue of an armed Confederate soldier before she, along with a cheering crowd, pulled it to the ground, CBS News reports.
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I’m a scholar of white supremacy who’s visiting all 113 places where Confederate statues were removed in recent years − here’s why Richmond gets it right
In a symbolic rebuke of the American South’s racist history, an old Confederate monument now has a meaningful new life, four years after it was toppled in Virginia. In June 2020, protesters in ...
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AP scoop: Virginia to remove Robert E Lee statue
Richmond, Virginia, staffers Alan Suderman ... An image of George Floyd is projected on the base of the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va., June 8, 2020.
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The First Black Leader of Virginia Military Institute Is Ousted
Gen. Cedric T. Wins, who led diversity efforts and removed a Confederate statue on campus. By Stephanie Saul The board of Virginia Military Institute voted on Friday against extending the contract ...
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Confederate Monuments
Lee. A time capsule estimated to be more than 130 years old, unearthed from the base of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, was opened Wednesday in Richmond, Virginia. The 12-ton statue of ...
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Removal of Confederate monuments and memorials
A Confederate memorial in Arlington National ... The city of Richmond, Virginia, removes its last statue honouring the rebels in the American Civil War. A black history museum in Richmond may ...
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Charlottesville Nonprofit Seeks Artists to Transform Melted Robert E. Lee Statue
The dismantlement of the infamous Confederate monument was at the center of the deadly “Unite the Right” rally in 2017. CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA - JULY 10: Workers remove a statue of ...
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In reversal, Virginia school board votes to restore Confederate names to 2 schools
A Virginia school board has voted to restore the names of Confederate military leaders to a high school and an elementary school, four years after the names were removed amid nationwide protests ...
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Confederate monuments
A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that has represented Virginia in the U.S. Capitol for 111 years has been removed. School spokesman Bill Wyatt said the board also voted Thursday to take ...