/tags/confederate-statue confederate statue en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Wed, 22 Sep 2021 13:07:14 GMT /2021-09-22/an-emancipation-statue-debuts-in-virginia-two-weeks-after-robert-e-lee-was-removed The Emancipation and Freedom Monument — two 12-foot bronze statues of a man and a woman holding an infant newly freed from slavery — was unveiled in Richmond, the former Confederate capital. Wed, 22 Sep 2021 13:07:14 GMT /2021-09-22/an-emancipation-statue-debuts-in-virginia-two-weeks-after-robert-e-lee-was-removed Deepa Shivaram /news/2021-07-23/lawsuit-filed-in-jacksonville-seeks-to-block-funding-for-confederate-monuments Former Jacksonville attorney Earl Johnson Jr. is arguing in a lawsuit filed Thursday that Confederate monuments on public land, and maintained by public... Fri, 23 Jul 2021 10:31:17 GMT /news/2021-07-23/lawsuit-filed-in-jacksonville-seeks-to-block-funding-for-confederate-monuments Sydney Boles /news/2021-06-30/the-house-votes-to-remove-confederate-statues-in-the-u-s-capitol The legislation also calls for the removal of a bust of former Chief Justice Roger Taney, author of the infamous Dred Scott decision that declared Black Americans weren't U.S. citizens. Wed, 30 Jun 2021 10:21:46 GMT /news/2021-06-30/the-house-votes-to-remove-confederate-statues-in-the-u-s-capitol Barbara Sprunt /2019-09-14/judge-blocks-removal-of-confederate-statue-that-sparked-charlottesville-protest An effort to remove the statue of Robert E. Lee sparked the white nationalist rally in 2017 that resulted in the deaths of counter-demonstrator Heather Heyer and two state police officers. Sat, 14 Sep 2019 22:40:29 GMT /2019-09-14/judge-blocks-removal-of-confederate-statue-that-sparked-charlottesville-protest Shannon Van Sant /news/2019-07-30/lake-county-commissioners-back-confederate-statue Lake County commissioners backed a local historical society’s plan to house the statue of a Confederate general whose likeness has represented Florida in… Tue, 30 Jul 2019 23:09:27 GMT /news/2019-07-30/lake-county-commissioners-back-confederate-statue News Service Of Florida /npr-breaking-news/2018-08-05/where-do-confederate-monuments-go-after-they-come-down As the first anniversary of the Charlottesville protest nears, cities like Memphis are wrestling with what to do with the controversial statues once they've been taken down. Sun, 05 Aug 2018 12:08:07 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2018-08-05/where-do-confederate-monuments-go-after-they-come-down Noah Caldwell, Audie Cornish /2018-02-13/the-fight-for-confederate-memorials-moves-to-state-legislation The battle to determine the future of Confederate monuments in Florida rages on. The fight for change has moved from protests and rallies to include a... Tue, 13 Feb 2018 22:03:35 GMT /2018-02-13/the-fight-for-confederate-memorials-moves-to-state-legislation Gabrielle Garay /2018-01-31/florida-senate-backs-bethune-statue-for-u-s-capitol A statue of civil-rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune is halfway to its supporters’ goal of replacing the likeness of a Confederate general as a... Wed, 31 Jan 2018 21:02:02 GMT /2018-01-31/florida-senate-backs-bethune-statue-for-u-s-capitol Jim Turner /2017-08-16/st-pete-mayor-orders-removal-of-confederate-marker The mayor of St. Petersburg has ordered the removal of a stone marker erected in 1939 to commemorate Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson. Wed, 16 Aug 2017 12:22:54 GMT /2017-08-16/st-pete-mayor-orders-removal-of-confederate-marker The Associated Press /news/2017-06-20/after-public-outcry-orlando-moves-confederate-statue Wed, 21 Jun 2017 01:54:53 GMT /news/2017-06-20/after-public-outcry-orlando-moves-confederate-statue The Associated Press