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Feb 13 2020
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Birmingham Mayor Fights To Remove Confederate Monuments
The mayor of Birmingham, Alabama is using his political might to reverse laws enacted to protect Confederate monuments in his state. In fact, whether or not to keep them erected, he says, shouldn’t even be up for debate.
"We should not be debating about whether or not to keep a monument erected in defense of slavery in the 4th blackest city in America,” Mayor Randall Woodfin wrote on
BETJun 05 2020
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Perspectives: Confederate Monuments
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam (D) recently announced the upcoming removal of a statue commerating Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Richmond, the state capital. The decision prompted voices throughout the spectrum to emerge with differing opinions on the purportedly racist existence of such monuments and the supposed importance of historical preservation. It is rumored that other statues
CNN (Opinion) USA TODAY The American SpectatorJun 02 2023
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Fort Bragg Renamed Fort Liberty As Military Rebrands Confederate Monuments
North Carolina’s Fort Bragg—one of the largest military bases in the world—was renamed Fort Liberty Friday, continuing a rebranding effort by the Defense Department to rename military installations named after confederate soldiers, which was prompted by calls and protests to remove memorials to the Confederacy in 2020. Fort Bragg, named for North Carolina native and Confederate Gen. Braxton
ForbesNov 02 2023
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NC Supreme Court hears case of Vance Monument, which honors Confederate-era governor
The state's highest court heard oral arguments Nov. 1 in the "historic" case challenging the removal of a downtown Asheville monument honoring a Confederate-era governor. A final opinion from the court could take weeks or months to be issued. In downtown Raleigh's Justice Building, the seven justices heard 30 minutes of argument each from Edward Phillips, lawyer for the Society for the
Asheville Citizen-TimesMar 17 2024
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Picture Connecticut: A Unique Irish Monument
HARTFORD, CT — This week's Picture Connecticut tour takes us to Hartford and a unique monument that seems to be a good fit for St. Patrick's Day. Regardless of one's politics, it's admittedly interesting. It's the Bobby Sands/hunger strike memorial that sits on an oblong traffic island along the 900 block of Maple Avenue in the capital city. It has stood in that spot since 1997. The Bobby
Patch.comAug 27 2020
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Hurricane Laura downs controversial Confederate monument in Louisiana
A Confederate monument in Louisiana that local officials voted to keep earlier this month was damaged by Hurricane Laura as the storm battered the Gulf Coast Thursday morning, a report said.
The statue of a Confederate general that stood atop the South’s Defenders Monument on the grounds of a courthouse in Lake Charles was blown off during the storm, the Daily Advertiser reported.
New York Post (News)Mar 15 2024
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Monument distillery and tasting room close
A popular craft distillery in Monument and its tasting room has closed. Lee Spirits Co. at 303 W. Hwy 105 announced the closing along with its Monument Tasting Room and Brooklyn's on Boulder Street in Colorado Springs. "It is with heavy hearts that we share some difficult news," the distillery said on Facebook. "After a decade of dedicated service to the Colorado community, Lee Spirits Company
Colorado Springs GazetteAug 21 2018
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The Dramatic Fall of Silent Sam, UNC’s Confederate Monument
Protesters toppled the 1913 statue Monday night, making it the latest Civil War memorial to be removed either by government or by demonstrators acting on their own.
The AtlanticMar 25 2024
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Robinson: War Veterans Join Public Debate Over Monuments
By SHERRY ROBINSON All She Wrote © 2024 New Mexico News Services On Indigenous Peoples Day 2020 in broad daylight, a mob of vandals tore down the 154-year-old Soldier’s Monument in the center of Santa Fe Plaza because it was offensive to some Native Americans. Now veterans groups are demanding it be restored. The destruction followed months of controversy that was notable for its absence of
Los Alamos Daily PostJan 29 2021
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Georgia Confederate Monument to Be Replaced by Memorial Honoring John Lewis
A memorial honoring the late Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), a Civil Rights icon, will soon take the place of a confederate monument in DeKalb County, Georgia.
On Jan. 26, DeKalb County Commissioners approved a resolution to position the memorial on the grounds of the Historic DeKalb County Courthouse.
A confederate monument was removed from the same location in June of 2020.
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Independent Journal Review