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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...
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...
Terrorist or Revolutionary? The Rebel Still Dividing Charleston
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Washington Post/GettyIn 1822, Denmark Vesey was on the verge of executing a radical plan: for...
Robert Smalls will be memorialized outside Statehouse, a century after his death
South Carolina Daily Gazette via Yahoo News· 4 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...
Aiken state rep looks to 'put teeth' in South Carolina Heritage Act
Aiken Standard, S.C. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 23—A member of Aiken County's state legislative delegation wants to strengthen the South Carolina Heritage Act. S.C. Rep. Bill Taylor, R-Aiken, introduced a bill Dec. 8 that would amend ...