In the US state of Virginia, Richmond removes last public Confederate monument
Reuters A Black-owned construction business on Monday dismantled and removed the last public Confederate statue on display in Richmond, Virginia, the city that served as the capital of the Confederacy during the US Civil War. The memorial to Ambrose Powell Hill, a Confederate general killed in battle days before the war ended in April, 1865, […]
At least 160 Confederate symbols taken down in US in 2020 – SPLC
New York City, USAP When rioters tore through the US Capitol last month, some of them gripping Confederate battle flags, they didn’t encounter a statue of the most famous rebel general, Robert E Lee. The Lee statue, which represented the state of Virginia as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection in the Capitol for […]
In the US, Virginians about evenly divided on Confederate statues – poll
Falls Church, VirginiaAP In a state where Confederate monuments have stood for more than a century and have recently become a flashpoint in the national debate over racial injustice, Virginians remain about evenly divided on whether the statues should stay or go, according to a new poll. The poll conducted this month by Hampton University […]
Essay: Rejecting symbols of hate is more than symbolic
Sojourners’ founder JIM WALLIS, in an article published on Religion News Service, argues that tearing down symbols – like statues celebrating Confederate leaders – isn’t enough but such moves can send clear messages about personal and national memory – and about future possibilities…
What should replace America’s Confederate statues?
Washington DC, USThomson Reuters Foundation As protesters fell monuments honouring slave owners, Confederates and disgraced white leaders of decades past, their downfall opens a debate over who should rise up to take their place. The United States had at least 780 Confederate monuments as of last year, according to a study by the Southern Poverty […]