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Confederate Monument to 'Faithful Slaves' Must Be Removed, North Carolina Residents' Lawsuit Says
US News & World Report· 5 days agoA federal lawsuit filed Tuesday seeks the removal of a Confederate monument marked as “in appreciation of our faithful slaves” from outside of a North Carolina county courthouse ...
100 years after Charlottesville's Lee statue went up, work starts to find a replacement
The Daily Progress· 1 day ago… eight years ago, when Zyahna Bryant, a Black student at Charlottesville High School, wrote a...
Ashland man recalls history of his great-great-grandfather, a Civil War veteran
The Times-Gazette via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoThe origins of Memorial Day can be traced to the aftermath of the Civil War. When the conflict ended...
Leslie Odom Jr. talks 'Purlie' Tony nomination, PBS airing, music ahead of visit to Basie
App.com | Asbury Park Press via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe answer, it turned out, was this season's revival of Ossie Davis' "Purlie Victorious: A Non-...
Origins of Memorial Day reveal strong ties to Columbus
WCBI Columbus· 2 days agoDid you know that Columbus is owed some credit for the creation of Memorial Day? The origin of the...
Still no date for court to hear Edenton monument case
The Daily Advance· 5 days agoIt remains unclear when a judge will hear the town of Edenton’s motion to dismiss a Confederate...
NC group file lawsuit to have Confederate monument with inscription 'faithful slaves' removed
WTVD-TV 11 Raleigh-Durham· 2 days agoPeople who live in a small county in North Carolina have filed a federal lawsuit to have a ...
Youngkin vetoes bills on contraception access, skill games, Confederate heritage rollbacks
Virginia Mercury via Yahoo News· 6 days agoLast week, Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed 48 more bills passed by the Democratic-led General Assembly,...
North Carolina residents sue to have Confederate monument to ‘faithful slaves’ removed
WKBT La Crosse· 3 days agoThe monument in Tyrrell County, North Carolina, features a Confederate soldier on top of a pedestal...
When Arizona Was Young: Southern sympathizer was a general in nickname only
The Yuma Sun· 7 hours agoEditor’s Note: The Yuma Sun is reprinting articles from past newspapers honoring Yuma’s unique history. Historical accounts about Daniel Showalter sometimes refer to him as General Showalter ...