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Asheville’s Vance Monument court fight is ‘over’ with obelisk remains to be destroyed
WUNC Chapel Hill· 12 hours agoA judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed in Buncombe Superior Court by a Confederate history preservation group seeking to block the demolition of the Vance ...
Confederate Monuments in the Post-Reconstruction South
Cato Institute· 2 days agoTo determine the appropriate place of Confederate monuments in modern America, it is crucial to understand their original purpose and the impact they have ...
Losing the Lost Cause: Virginia should reject Confederacy, honor true history
Southern Poverty Law Center· 1 day agoThe Shenandoah County School Board’s vote reverting the names of Honey Run Elementary School and...
Activists call to rename the Francis Scott Key Bridge because he owned slave people
NPR· 10 hours agoHis heart dropped when he saw images of the collapsed structure. "That's been in my family history...
‘Everybody’s here.’ Kentucky history lives on inside the Lexington Cemetery
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoKentucky history on display Following his death in June 1852, Clay was laid...Fayette County...
On this day in history, May 23, 1900, Sgt. William H. Carney receives Medal of Honor
Fox News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoOn this day in history, Sgt. William Carney received the Congressional Medal of Honor — the first...
The Shenandoah County School Board’s Terrible History Lesson
Time via AOL· 3 days agoMost of the board members could not have cared less about the county’s 252 year history. They were...
Youngkin Vetoes Measures to Remove Tax Breaks for Confederate Heritage Group
New York Times· 6 days agoIn doing so, Mr. Youngkin sided with fellow Republicans in the legislature who almost unanimously...
Just Askin': Why is there no statue of Muhammad Ali in Louisville?
The Courier Journal via Yahoo Sports· 22 hours agoThen-House Speaker Greg...Triangle roundabout in 2020 following years of criticism over Castleman's...
70 years after Brown, we’re fighting the same battles over again
The Hill· 4 days agoOn some building facades, you can still see the shadows of old letters, where “Lee” has been torn...