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Trial date for New Orleans man accused of stealing Confederate monument in Selma in 2023
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA Dallas County judge has set a trial date for a man accused of theft for stealing a Confederate...
Confederate monument taken down in Jacksonville
The Hill via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA Confederate monument was taken down in Jacksonville, Fla., Wednesday following an order from the city’s mayor, as public officials around the U.S....
Elite, white New Orleans: Mardi Gras has not freed itself from vestiges of racism
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOutsiders come to Mardi Gras in New Orleans and see beads raining down from towering floats, booze...
SPLC to screen noted documentary, discuss Confederate monuments Saturday in Montgomery
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Southern Poverty Law Center is screening a film focusing on Confederate monuments, their power...
This Navy place of honor now bears Farragut's name after the Confederate one was stripped
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCivil War hero and celebrated Knoxville native Admiral David Farragut has been bestowed with a new...
This App Could Change How Kids Learn About Historical Heroes
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA monument of Gaspar Yanga, created in augmented reality through the app Kinfolk, sits in Brooklyn....
A country's monuments tell its stories. A $500M donation could help diversify US history.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 months agoIn Chicago and in Tallahatchie, Mississippi, a national monument honoring Emmett Till and Mamie...
E.D. White was a Confederate soldier and white supremacist. Is a change of heart enough?
The Courier via Yahoo News· 10 months agoE.D. White High’s website says the Thibodaux school’s roots “extend deep into the soil of Bayou...
Should Mexico and Texas exchange captured battle flags? A Georgetown man's 60-year quest
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 4 months agoGEORGETOWN — History buff Jerry Stephens hopes to deepen the friendship between Texas and Mexico by...
Reckoning with racism: School name changes often start with activism, community dialogue
The Courier via Yahoo News· 10 months agoIn many cases where names of schools or buildings are identified as having problematic namesakes,...