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Calhoun Square name change: Right idea, wrong way to do it
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis is the City Talk column by Bill Dawers, a longtime contributor to the Savannah Morning News....
Georgia city strips 170-year-old honor from slavery advocate
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLeaders of Georgia’s oldest city voted Thursday to strip the name of a former U.S. vice president...
Savannah Council takes up Calhoun Square renaming. For activists, the fight dates back years
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSavannah City Council on Thursday will hear public comments on the removal of former Vice President...
Suits to save Confederate icons dropped in South Carolina
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLawsuits filed to stop the removal of memorials to Confederate leaders and a pro-slavery congressman...
Savannah to rechristen city square once named for slavery advocate; none of the finalists are white...
theGrio via AOL· 10 months agoBlack people, Native Americans are among the nominees for the Savanah public square once named for...
Statuesque Rev. Graham tribute comes to the Capitol, but shies away from the limelight
Fox News via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoWhile conservative lawmakers hoped a new statue of the Rev. Billy Graham would be placed in one of...
Why Harriet Tubman on the $20 Is Symbolism That Matters
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPhoto Illustration by Erin O'Flynn/The Daily Beast/GettyOne of America’s most fervently held—and...
Robert Smalls will be memorialized outside Statehouse, a century after his death
South Carolina Daily Gazette via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoCOLUMBIA — Legislators agreed unanimously to memorialize Robert Smalls on Statehouse grounds with a...
Savannah renames historic square after Black woman who taught emancipated slaves to read and write
CNN via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe city council of Savannah, Georgia, voted Thursday to rename a downtown square after Susie King...
Democrats press Senate to vote on bill removing Dred Scott justice bust from Capitol
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTop House Democrats are pressing the Senate to vote on a bill to remove the bust of former Chief...