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100 years after Charlottesville's Lee statue went up, the work begins on finding his replacement
The Daily Progress· 7 hours ago… eight years ago, when Zyahna Bryant, a Black student at Charlottesville High School, wrote a...
Here's What The 'Appeal To Heaven' Flag Flown Outside Justice Alito's Beach House Means
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 day agoBut he called the criticism of the “Appeal to Heaven” flag “contrived.” “It’s nonsense,” he said....
Virginia school board restores Confederate names
Virginia Mercury via Yahoo News· 5 days agoProud and satisfied, or sad and embarrassed. However citizens of the commonwealth view Shenandoah County School Board’s recent decision, Virginia appears...
The Shenandoah County School Board’s Terrible History Lesson
Time via Yahoo News· 4 days agoMost of the board members could not have cared less about the county’s 252 year history. They were...
Activists call to rename the Francis Scott Key Bridge because he owned slave people
NPR· 2 days agoHis heart dropped when he saw images of the collapsed structure. "That's been in my family history...
Just Askin': Why is there no statue of Muhammad Ali in Louisville?
Gannett via AOL· 2 days agoThen-House Speaker Greg Stumbo proposed putting a statue of Ali next to the one of Lincoln in the...
‘Everybody’s here.’ Kentucky history lives on inside the Lexington Cemetery
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy via AOL· 2 days agoKentucky history on display Following his death in June 1852, Clay was laid...few sections away from...
Kentucky governor takes action on Juneteenth holiday and against discrimination based on hairstyles
OurQuadCities· 2 days agoKentucky Gov. Andy Beshear designated Juneteenth as a holiday for state executive branch workers on Thursday and expanded protections in state hiring and employment by banning discrimination based …
If at first you don’t succeed, try another commission? State Senate seeks new panel to change...
The Boston Globe· 24 hours agoThe 19th-century emblem depicts a colonist’s arm holding a sword above the image of a Native...
The importance of rejecting 'historical fiction'
The Eagle-Tribune· 2 days agoMy wife and I quite enjoy movies and television series dealing with history, with the understanding that much of it will be dramatized to make it more...