Confederate Imagery On Stone Mountain Is Changing, But Not Fast ... - NPR
2021年6月21日 · The 90-foot carving on the side of Stone Mountain in Georgia is the largest Confederate monument in the world. As the U.S. undergoes racial reckoning, the monument's future remains in doubt...
Confederate monuments spark debate about history - ABC News
2024年1月15日 · Those against the Confederate monument, including history teacher Sally Stanhope of the Stone Mountain Action Committee, say they are calling for an end to the upkeep of the monument, to allow it ...
Why Confederate monuments are coming down now | Stanford …
As people across the United States confront the nation’s legacy of slavery and systemic racism, monuments and memorials honoring the Confederacy have become political flashpoints, with some demanding their removal as symbols of racial oppression and others warning of an attempt to “erase” history and heritage.
A Mississippi town moves a Confederate monument that became …
2024年9月18日 · GRENADA, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi town has taken down a Confederate monument that stood on the courthouse square since 1910 — a figure that was tightly wrapped in tarps the past four years, symbolizing the community’s enduring division over how to commemorate the past.
How the US Got So Many Confederate Monuments - HISTORY
2017年8月17日 · While every statue in every town has a different origin, taken together, the roughly 700 Confederate monuments in the United States tell a national story. Many of these commemorations of those on...
New Confederate monuments are going up | CNN
2017年8月18日 · Since the Chickamauga monument was unveiled, local chapters in Tennessee have placed two more markers commemorating Confederate soldiers killed in skirmishes of little renown outside the...
When Confederate-glorifying monuments went up in the South, …
2023年8月8日 · Confederate monuments burst into public consciousness in 2015 when a shooting at a historically Black church in Charleston, South Carolina, instigated the first broad calls for their removal. The...
Confederate monument removal barred under some new state laws - USA TODAY
2023年8月17日 · A mayor in North Carolina livestreamed the demolition of a Confederate memorial in defiance of state law. Birmingham, Alabama, obscured and eventually removed an obelisk despite threats and...
Changes are coming to the nation’s largest Confederate monument…
2021年5月30日 · Changes announced last week at Georgia’s Stone Mountain Park, home to the nation’s largest Confederate monument, are “the boldest step that has been taken” at the park since the state bought it...
Confederate monuments and memorials - Wikipedia
Confederate monuments and memorials in the United States include public displays and symbols of the Confederate States of America (CSA), Confederate leaders, or Confederate soldiers of the American Civil War. Many monuments and memorials …