In rare move, N. Carolina county removes Confederate statue
5 years, 4 months ago

In rare move, N. Carolina county removes Confederate statue

Associated Press  

PITTSBORO, N.C. — A North Carolina county removed a Confederate statue from a historic courthouse early Wednesday, joining the handful of places around the state where such monuments have come down in recent years despite a law protecting them. Preparations began Tuesday night to carefully dismantle the statue of a soldier outside the historic Chatham County courthouse, where it had stood since 1907, and continued for hours overnight, said county spokeswoman Kara Lusk Dudley. It has been rare for public officials to take down Confederate statues in North Carolina since the enactment of a 2015 state historic monuments law restricting the removal of public monuments. “What’s clear now is that the overwhelming majority of our residents are eager to move forward.” North Carolina has been at the center of the debate over what to do with Confederate monuments as one of three southern states with the most statues, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.

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North Carolina appeals court upholds ruling that kept Confederate monument in place
1 year ago

North Carolina appeals court upholds ruling that kept Confederate monument in place

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina appeals court ruled Tuesday that local leaders who refused calls to remove a Confederate monument from outside a county courthouse acted in a constitutional manner and kept in place the statue at its longtime location in accordance with state law. The three-judge panel unanimously upheld a trial court judge’s decision to side with Alamance …

US city removes last public Confederate statue
2 years, 3 months ago

US city removes last public Confederate statue

Al Jazeera  

Mayor of Richmond, Virginia, ordered Confederate symbols removed amid the 2020 racial justice protests across the US. The US city of Richmond, Virginia, once the capital of the Confederacy during the United States Civil War, has removed its last public statue commemorating a Confederate general. Richmond began removing its remaining public Confederate statues in February, and has said that the …

Maryland’s last public Confederate monument removed
3 years ago

Maryland’s last public Confederate monument removed

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A statue that was thought …

Virginia is set to remove Richmond's Lee statue on Wednesday
3 years, 6 months ago

Virginia is set to remove Richmond's Lee statue on Wednesday

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A towering statue of Confederate General Robert E. …

Charlottesville set to remove Lee statue that sparked rally
3 years, 8 months ago

Charlottesville set to remove Lee statue that sparked rally

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that became a rallying point for white supremacists and helped inspire their infamous 2017 rally in Charlottesville will be hoisted off its pedestal this weekend and sent to storage, officials announced Friday. The Lee statue and another Confederate tribute nearby are both scheduled to be removed Saturday, nearly four …

Lawsuit seeks Confederate statue's removal from courthouse
3 years, 10 months ago

Lawsuit seeks Confederate statue's removal from courthouse

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In their federal lawsuit, an NAACP branch leader and a defense lawyer …

Charlottesville's Robert E. Lee statue can finally be removed after 5 years of protests, court rules
3 years, 11 months ago

Charlottesville's Robert E. Lee statue can finally be removed after 5 years of protests, court rules

Salon  

Late last week, the Virginia Supreme Court overturned a Circuit Court decision that prevented the city of Charlottesville from removing a monument of Confederate general Robert E. Lee — the same monument that was the focus of a violent white nationalist and neo-Nazi rally in 2017. "Stonewall" Jackson after a group of residents had sued to prevent the statues' removal, …

Mississippi board says county can move Confederate statue
4 years, 4 months ago

Mississippi board says county can move Confederate statue

Associated Press  

— A state board in Mississippi has unanimously approved a permit for a Confederate monument to be moved from a county courthouse to a cemetery. The Department of Archives and History board acted Friday on the request from Lowndes County, nearly four months after the county’s supervisors voted to move the statue, the Commercial Dispatch reported. The supervisors’ vote happened …

Detailed plans in place for careful removal of Lee statue
4 years, 7 months ago

Detailed plans in place for careful removal of Lee statue

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — When the bronze equestrian statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee arrived by rail in Richmond from Paris in 1890, it took 10,000 men, women and children to haul its pieces more than a mile to the site where the towering monument was erected as a tribute to a Confederate hero. Howard Conservation, a Pennsylvania company that specializes …

Push to remove Confederate statues stalls in rural America
4 years, 8 months ago

Push to remove Confederate statues stalls in rural America

Associated Press  

— The statue of the anonymous Confederate soldier has stood in front of the white-columned East Feliciana Parish courthouse for more than a century, leaning on his rifle as he looks down on trucks hauling timber and residents visiting the bank across the street. At least 63 Confederate statues, monuments or markers have been removed from public land across the …

At least 4 Mississippi counties to move Confederate statues
4 years, 8 months ago

At least 4 Mississippi counties to move Confederate statues

Associated Press  

— At least four Mississippi counties have decided recently to move Confederate monuments away from courthouses as widespread protests over racial injustice are renewing debate over symbols that many consider divisive. Also Monday, Lowndes County supervisors voted unanimously to move a Confederate soldier statue from the courthouse in Columbus to a city-owned cemetery where Confederate and Union troops are buried. …

NC governor orders removal of Confederate statues in Raleigh
4 years, 9 months ago

NC governor orders removal of Confederate statues in Raleigh

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Crews on Saturday removed two Confederate statues outside the North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh on order of the governor, the morning after protesters toppled two nearby statues. “If the legislature had repealed their 2015 law that puts up legal roadblocks to removal we could have avoided the dangerous incidents of last night,” Cooper said. Pamela Walker, …

Where have statues of Confederates, and other historical figures, been removed?
4 years, 9 months ago

Where have statues of Confederates, and other historical figures, been removed?

LA Times  

An image of George Floyd is projected on the base of the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Va. States and municipalities across the nation are removing Confederate statues and those of other historical figures such as Christopher Columbus amid protests over systemic racism, police violence and the killing of George Floyd. — Associated Press Arkansas The …

These Confederate statues have been removed since George Floyd’s death
4 years, 9 months ago

These Confederate statues have been removed since George Floyd’s death

CNN  

CNN — The death of George Floyd is leading to the removal – by protesters in some cases and city leaders in others – of contentious statues that have riled some residents for decades, if not longer. Louisville, Kentucky The John Breckinridge Castleman monument, a statue of a Confederate soldier in the heart of downtown, was removed on June 8, …

Alabama city removes Confederate statue without notice
4 years, 9 months ago

Alabama city removes Confederate statue without notice

Associated Press  

MOBILE, Ala. — Alabama’s port city removed a statue of a Confederate naval officer early Friday after days of protests over the police killing of George Floyd, with the mayor saying the monument was a “potential distraction” to focusing on the city’s future. The bronze likeness of Admiral Raphael Semmes, which stood in a middle of a downtown street near …

Virginia governor to announce removal of Lee statue
4 years, 9 months ago

Virginia governor to announce removal of Lee statue

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Gov. The Lee statue is one of five Confederate monuments along Monument Avenue, a prestigious residential street and National Historic Landmark district. Monuments along the avenue have been rallying points during protests in recent days over Floyd’s death, and they have been tagged with graffiti, including messages that say “end police brutality” and “stop white supremacy.” …

Virginia governor announces removal of Robert E. Lee statue from Richmond as city reckons with Confederate monuments
4 years, 9 months ago

Virginia governor announces removal of Robert E. Lee statue from Richmond as city reckons with Confederate monuments

CNN  

Washington CNN — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced on Thursday plans to remove a statue honoring Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from Richmond’s historic Monument Avenue, a move that comes amid a national reckoning with America’s complicated racial history. “It’s time to replace the racist symbols of oppression and inequality,” Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney said during Thursday’s announcement, declaring, “Richmond …

US state where Charlottesville rally held approves powers to remove confederate monuments
5 years, 1 month ago

US state where Charlottesville rally held approves powers to remove confederate monuments

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Local authorities in Virginia …

Virginia lawmakers approve Confederate statue removal bills
5 years, 1 month ago

Virginia lawmakers approve Confederate statue removal bills

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — Local Virginia governments would have the power to remove Confederate monuments in their public spaces under legislation approved Tuesday by state lawmakers. On Tuesday, largely along party lines, the Democrat-led House and Senate passed measures that would give cities and counties the autonomy to “remove, relocate, contextualize, cover or alter” the monuments in their public spaces. Many …

Virginia Legislature Votes To Allow Cities To Remove Confederate Statues
5 years, 1 month ago

Virginia Legislature Votes To Allow Cities To Remove Confederate Statues

NPR  

Virginia Legislature Votes To Allow Cities To Remove Confederate Statues Enlarge this image toggle caption Steve Helber/AP Steve Helber/AP Localities in Virginia are closer to having the power to remove some 220 Confederate statues and monuments in public spaces. The bills generally allow cities to "remove, relocate, contextualize, cover or alter" monuments in public spaces. Jay Jones, a black Democratic …

Virginia Dems pledge to let locals move Confederate statues
5 years, 2 months ago

Virginia Dems pledge to let locals move Confederate statues

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — Newly empowered Democratic leaders in Virginia pledged Thursday to let local governments remove Confederate monuments, but Gov. At a news conference with legislative leaders and state officials, the governor also said he supports removing a statue of Lee that Virginia contributed to the U.S. Capitol grounds, and amending an existing state law that prohibits local governments from …

North Carolina will keep 3 Confederate monuments at Capitol
6 years, 7 months ago

North Carolina will keep 3 Confederate monuments at Capitol

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Three Confederate monuments will remain on the North Carolina Capitol grounds, but with newly added context about slavery and civil rights. He also said the toppling of the Confederate statue known as “Silent Sam” on Monday night at the University of North Carolina was an example of what happens when people feel their leaders won’t act on …

A look at Confederate monuments removed across the US
6 years, 7 months ago

A look at Confederate monuments removed across the US

Associated Press  

Protesters at North Carolina’s flagship university toppled a Confederate statue in the heart of campus that has long been a subject of controversy and that officials said couldn’t be removed because of state law. Earlier this year, a protester was arrested after throwing a mixture of red ink and her own blood on “Silent Sam.” North Carolina has been one …

Charlottesville gave momentum to Confederate monument foes
6 years, 7 months ago

Charlottesville gave momentum to Confederate monument foes

Associated Press  

Pressure to take down America’s monuments honoring slain Confederate soldiers and the generals who led them didn’t start with Charlottesville. Confederate monuments at public parks, county courthouses and college campuses fell almost daily for weeks after a speeding car killed a woman and injured dozens in Charlottesville on Aug. 12, 2017. PROSECUTING A TAKEDOWN A 2015 law in North Carolina …

Report: 110 Confederate monuments removed in US since 2015
6 years, 9 months ago

Report: 110 Confederate monuments removed in US since 2015

Associated Press  

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — It took generations to erect all the nation’s Confederate monuments, and a new report shows they’re being removed at a pace of about three each month. The study — released Monday by the Southern Poverty Law Center — shows that 110 Confederate monuments have been removed nationwide since 2015, when a shooting at a black church in …

Editorial: Why on earth do we have Confederate statues in the U.S. Capitol?
7 years, 6 months ago

Editorial: Why on earth do we have Confederate statues in the U.S. Capitol?

LA Times  

The American Civil War sputtered to its brutal finish more than 150 years ago, with the United States battered but still united. The latest front: Statues in the U.S. Capitol building provided by the states — two from each — that include some men who led or fought in the rebellion on behalf of Southern slavery. Their Confederate Monument Removal …

Communities across US unsure of what to do with Confederate monuments after removing them
7 years, 7 months ago

Communities across US unsure of what to do with Confederate monuments after removing them

Firstpost  

As communities across the US remove Confederate monuments from public spaces, city leaders now face another conundrum: what to do with the statues. As communities across the United States redouble efforts to remove Confederate monuments from public spaces after a far-right rally in Virginia turned deadly, city leaders now face another conundrum: what to do with the statues. Anna Lopez …

Several States Have Erected Laws To Protect Confederate Monuments
7 years, 7 months ago

Several States Have Erected Laws To Protect Confederate Monuments

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia, last weekend sparked a national conversation on the value of preserving or removing statues and monuments honoring the Confederate side of the Civil War. Pat McCrory, a Republican, signed a bill that gave the North Carolina General Assembly full power over public “objects of remembrance.” Earlier this week, a group of protesters toppled …

Here Are Some Of The Confederate Monuments Protesters Have Vandalized
7 years, 7 months ago

Here Are Some Of The Confederate Monuments Protesters Have Vandalized

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING While many municipalities across the U.S. have started removing monuments to the Confederacy in light of last weekend’s violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, Americans in some places are taking matters into their own hands. Confederate soldier statue in Durham, North Carolina Kate Sheppard/HuffPost On Monday night, demonstrators in Durham, North Carolina, toppled a 15-foot statue …

Baltimore Confederate statues torn down in the middle of the night after Charlottesville violence
7 years, 7 months ago

Baltimore Confederate statues torn down in the middle of the night after Charlottesville violence

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Four monuments that paid tribute to leading members …

Despite Charlottesville violence, leaders across US promise to remove Confederate monuments
7 years, 7 months ago

Despite Charlottesville violence, leaders across US promise to remove Confederate monuments

Firstpost  

State and city leaders across various US southern states said this week that they would step up efforts to remove such monuments from public spaces. Undeterred by violence over the planned removal of a Confederate statue in Charlottesville, Virginia, state and city leaders across various US southern states said this week that they would step up efforts to remove such …

US anti-hate demonstrators topple Confederate statue
7 years, 7 months ago

US anti-hate demonstrators topple Confederate statue

Al Jazeera  

Protesters say racist symbols must be taken down, forcibly if necessary, as they are protected by US law. Protesters in the US state of North Carolina toppled a nearly century-old statue of a Confederate soldier at a rally against racism as the backlash against a deadly white nationalist gathering last weekend continued. “I was a little bit shocked people could …

In some states, it’s illegal to take down monuments or change street names honoring the Confederacy
7 years, 7 months ago

In some states, it’s illegal to take down monuments or change street names honoring the Confederacy

LA Times  

The statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee stands in Emancipation Park in Charlottesville, Va. Politicians, meanwhile, went on television to remind residents of a law the state General Assembly passed two years ago barring governments from removing any “object of remembrance” on public property. The law defined schools, buildings and streets as “memorial” if they are “erected for, or …

Activists Topple Confederate Monument In North Carolina
7 years, 7 months ago

Activists Topple Confederate Monument In North Carolina

NPR  

Activists Topple Confederate Monument In North Carolina A crowd in Durham pulled down a statue of a confederate soldier outside the courthouse. AILSA CHANG, HOST: In North Carolina, a state law prevents cities from removing Confederate monuments. JEFF TIBERII, BYLINE: As chants of no KKK, no fascist USA bounced off the old county courthouse in Durham, a yellow rope was …

North Carolina protesters topple long-standing statue of Confederate soldier in Durham
7 years, 7 months ago

North Carolina protesters topple long-standing statue of Confederate soldier in Durham

ABC  

Angry protesters in North Carolina have marched through the streets of Durham and toppled a long-standing statue of a Confederate soldier. "All outward displays of racism … everyone should be ashamed of, and it's something that needs to go down," said one black Durham protester ahead of the statue being toppled. North Carolina Governor, Roy Cooper, said on Twitter: "The …

What can communities do with Confederate monuments? Here are 3 options
7 years, 9 months ago

What can communities do with Confederate monuments? Here are 3 options

CNN  

Story highlights Communities can add context to them, move them to museums, or move them elsewhere They shouldn't be destroyed, historians say, since they can impart lessons about the past CNN — Confederate landmarks – as they originally were intended and in the ways some communities have sought to change them – reflect the ever-evolving story of America. During this …

In New Orleans, Confederate monuments are gone _ Lee last
7 years, 10 months ago

In New Orleans, Confederate monuments are gone _ Lee last

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — They were among the city’s oldest landmarks, as cemented to the landscape of New Orleans as the Superdome and St. Louis Cathedral: a stone obelisk heralding white supremacy and three statues of Confederate stalwarts. It’s happening.” Lee’s was the last of four monuments to Confederate-era figures to be removed under a 2015 City Council vote on a …

Confederate monument removals stir backlash in statehouses
7 years, 10 months ago

Confederate monument removals stir backlash in statehouses

CNN  

Story highlights Alabama and Louisiana are considering new state laws to ban removal of memorials Southern Poverty Law Center estimates 60 symbols of Confederacy removed since 2015 CNN — Some Southern lawmakers want to keep Confederate monuments and symbols right where they are. But some lawmakers are striking back by drafting state laws that would bar local governments from removing …

Lawmakers back bill to keep Confederate monuments in place
7 years, 10 months ago

Lawmakers back bill to keep Confederate monuments in place

Associated Press  

— As New Orleans prepares to remove several Confederate monuments from prominent city locations, Louisiana lawmakers advanced a proposal to halt future efforts statewide. “I believe it’s probably too late to do anything about what is happening to New Orleans right now, but the Pandora’s box that is being opened when you practice the politics of destruction and you start …

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