Navy Renames Two Ships to Erase Ties to Confederate History
Officials with the United States Navy have renamed two ships whose names have ties to the Confederacy.
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Charlottesville Donates Lee Statue to Group Planning to Melt It Down
The Charlottesville City Council has determined what will happen to a statue that was taken down in July, NBC 12 reported Tuesday.
Charlottesville’s Robert E. Lee, ‘Stonewall’ Jackson Statues Officially Removed
The City of Charlottesville, Virginia, officially removed Saturday morning the statues of Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, both of which have been a political flashpoint in the community since the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally.
Flying Confederate Flag Deemed a ‘Hate-Related’ Offence by British Police
Police officers in Norwich, England have recorded a “hate-related public order offence” against a local resident who flew the Confederate flag to mark the anniversary of the death of Civil War General Stonewall Jackson.
VMI Superintendent Says College Will Not Remove Confederate Statues or Rename Buildings
The Virginia Military Institute (VMI) will not remove Confederate statues or rename buildings named after Confederate leaders, the college announced Wednesday.
Richmond Removes Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart Statue
Work crews ventured to the heart of Richmond, Virginia, where they removed the statue of Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart on Tuesday, one week after the city’s mayor ordered all Confederate monuments on city property be removed.
Sen. Cotton on Warren’s Amendment to Rename Military Bases: ‘Radical’ and ‘Extreme’
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) said Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)’s amendment attached to the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act is not simply an effort to rename some military bases named after Confederate leaders but a push to erase American history.
Virginia Judge Rules Charlottesville’s Confederate General Statues Must Stay
A state judge in Virginia ruled on Wednesday that the city of Charlottesville cannot legally move the two statues to Confederate generals that sparked mass protests.
Charlottesville Judge Rules Confederate Statues Are Protected War Monuments
A judge has ruled that statues of Confederate generals in Charlottesville, Virginia, are protected by state law — which will likely halt any local efforts to remove the monuments, according to reports on the opinion released Tuesday afternoon.
PC Police Remove Classic Statue Honoring Great American Songwriter
Pittsburgh authorities removed a famous statue honoring American songwriter Stephen Foster Thursday, in response to allegations that the work was racist.
Baltimore Eliminates More Confederate Monuments in Dead of Night, Renames Park for Slave Icon Harriet Tubman
Baltimore’s Democrat Mayor, Catherine Pugh, has once again eliminated Confederate history under cover of night, this time eliminating three Confederate monuments and renaming a park for hard-charging slavery icon Harriet Tubman.
NAACP Leader on ‘Senseless’ Confederate Monument Takedowns: ‘You Can’t Eliminate What History Is’
Esther Lee, president of the Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, NAACP chapter, railed against the “senseless” left-wing campaign to remove historic memorials and Confederate statues following the neo-Nazi and white nationalist protests in Charlottesville, Virginia.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Demands Removal of Confederate Names, Busts
Gov. Andrew Cuomo catered to his party’s left-wing base Wednesday when he called for the removal of Confederate names and busts from the Big Apple.
Donald Trump Defends Monuments: ‘You Can’t Change History’
President Donald Trump lamented pressure from the American left to tear down Confederate monuments and statues.
Actress Julianne Moore: Anti-Palin, Anti-Gun, Anti-History
Julianne Moore’s life off-screen is quickly becoming a tale of everything the actress abhors. From Sarah Palin, to guns, to Civil War history relating to the Confederacy, Moore can’t keep from stating her opposition to certain people, places, and things.
Hundreds Rally to Support Confederate Flag at Stone Mountain Memorial
On Saturday, hundreds upon hundreds of people from Georgia arrived at Stone Mountain, the nation’s largest Confederate memorial, to show their support for the Confederate flag. It is interesting to note that the location for this rally. Stone Mountain itself has been targeted in the anti-Confederate hysteria that began sweeping the certain parts of the country following the attack on Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in June.
