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How GOP lawmakers are pushing for Confederate monuments to be (legally) set in stone
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 9 months agoFor over a century, a life-size statue of a Confederate soldier has stood atop a towering monument...
Confederate Memorial Day in SC: What to know about 'holiday,' current status of Juneteenth
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoConfederate Memorial Day in South Carolina takes place on Friday, May 10, sparking controversy and...
Confederate day honors traitors who fought for slavery. Texas Legislature must dump it | Opinion
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 1 year agoOdds are, Thursday’s state holiday came and went without most Texans noticing it. It’s a measure of...
Has Texas already seceded? First a border clash and now, it’s Confederate Heroes Day | Opinion
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 4 months agoWhen was the last time you heard Texas Republicans say they’re proud to be the party of Lincoln? And...
House Republicans urge Pentagon to block removal of a Confederate memorial from Arlington National...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe elaborately designed monument in Arlington National Cemetery offers a mythologized and sanitized...
Is Confederate Heroes Day still appropriate for Texas? One lawmaker says no
Corpus Christi Caller-Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAUSTIN — One day before the 216th anniversary of the birth of Robert E. Lee, state Rep. Jarvis...
Happy Robert E. Lee’s birthday? Florida still has three Confederate holidays on the books
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 4 months agoOn Friday, Jan. 19, the state of Florida officially honors the birth of a man who led armies to...
Monuments 'expire' – but offensive monuments can become powerful history lessons
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCharlottesville city workers drape a tarp over the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in 2018....
Texas senator proposes bills to reduce shootings, monument for victims
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLUBBOCK, Texas (Reuters) -A Texas state senator on Tuesday proposed a package of legislation aimed...
Mississippi one of only four states that still celebrates Confederate Memorial Day. Why?
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoState offices throughout Mississippi will be closed Monday in recognition of Confederate Memorial...