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    Charlottesville Residents Call for Justice, City Council Votes to Cover Confederate Monuments

    A multiracial group took over council chambers and admonished Charlottesville city government’s handling of the deadly “Unite the Right” White supremacist rally.

    Sameer Rao Aug 22, 2017 4:03PM EDT
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    New Orleans Removes First of Four Confederate Statues

    Mayor Mitch Landrieu: “We can remember these divisive chapters in our history in a museum or other facility where they can be put in context—and that’s where these statues belong.”

    Kenrya Rankin Apr 24, 2017 12:49PM EDT

    University of Texas to Remove Jefferson Davis Statue

    Statue of Conderate president will be moved from the center of campus to the university’s Briscoe Center for American History. Statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee will stay.

    Kenrya Rankin Aug 14, 2015 2:24PM EDT

    UNC Statue Latest To Be Hit With 'Black Lives Matter' Imagery

    The ‘Silent Sam’ statue at the UNC is the latest of Confederate or otherwise-racist historical figures to be attacked with ‘Black Lives Matter’ and other anti-racist protest imagery. 

    Sameer Rao Jul 6, 2015 3:57PM EDT

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