Congressmen Call For Removal of Lee Statue
WASHINGTON — Two Virginia congressional representatives are calling for the statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee to be replaced in the U.S. Capitol by a Virginian of color who has dedicated his or her life to fighting for equality. The statue of Gen. Lee, who is dressed...
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SOUTH CAROLINA: Charleston’s Emancipation Day Festival’ May Be Nation’s Oldest CHARLESTON, S.C. — Celebrants will gather on January 1 to ring in the new year, but in Charleston, residents will also continue what’s possibly the nation’s only...
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GEORGIA: Civil War Park Closer to Reality, But Not A Name MABLETON, Ga. — Cobb County is moving forward on construction of a new park in Mableton that remains nameless nearly two years after controversy erupted over whether the name should reflect the site’s...
Why Most Civil War Monuments Remain
Last month, a 112-year-old Confederate statue came down in Pittsboro, N.C., after a legal battle between the statue’s opponents and defenders. This was the 108th Confederate monument that has come down in the past three years via officeholders’ decisions. All told,...Obiter Dicta
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SOUTH CAROLINA: SC militias fought for America’s freedom – who fights for their battlegrounds? As a boy, Rick Wise was hooked on military history from the beginning. But he was Read More