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In 2018, the Savannah City Council voted to move two bronze busts of Confederate officers from the Confederate memorial in Forsyth Park to Laurel Grove Cemetery, where both men are buried. Supporters of the memorial saw it as one more step in a nationwide push to remove Confederate history from public view. Others argued that

Arizona State Rep. Geraldine Peten is placing Rep Todd Clodfelter on a harrassment report for his laptop screensaver display of a confederate report seen during a routine required meeting among the representatives. Ms Peten is claiming the display creates a “hostile work environment.” Ms Peten, a democrat from Goodyear, will be discussing the issue with

Vandals covered a statue of General Nathan Bedford Forrest in Middle Tennessee with pink paint, the second time in four months the monument had been targeted. The attack was part of a wave of vandalism against Confederate monuments across the country, and the statue had been a frequent target for years. The Forrest Statue Along

Orlando’s “Johnny Reb” Confederate statue has a new home. After more than a century in downtown Lake Eola Park, the 106-year-old memorial was taken down in 2017 and moved to Greenwood Cemetery in Orlando, where many of the city’s Confederate veterans are buried. Critics had pushed for its removal, while heritage supporters fought to keep

Justice Scalia has spoken on what makes an American. Scalia gave a speech where he talked about the hard work and dedication of Italian immigrants in the 18th century. They had a love of family and a love of church as well. They also loved the simple things in human existence like good food and

The author is confused why monuments over 100 years old are being now attacked. Rather then putting our efforts as a society into fighting slavery in other parts of the world, we are focusing to much on confederate monuments. Of course they put up monuments of their heroes, its’s expected. Had the south won, the

Arlene Barnum is not who many people expect to see placing Confederate flags on soldiers’ graves. A 63-year-old African American veteran of the Vietnam War era, she has traveled across the South decorating the graves of fallen Confederate soldiers. In an interview in Ardmore, Oklahoma, she explained her mission and her plans to raise money

Parker Space is a New Jersey Assemblyman, a farmer, and a country music fan. His Facebook photo of himself standing in front of a Confederate flag adorned with Hank Williams Jr.’s face has raised controversy. The photo was taken at a concert and belonged to another fan. This adds to previous controversies involving Space abstaining

Many feel it is not a good idea to destroy Confederate monuments and that they are not ealy an expression of racism. These monuments are not new. They are from a previous time and some feel they are now irrelevant, but others feel they are part of history and should be seen as such. It

There is still intolerance in the world even though you’d expect it to be better. This letter talks about and what it means for us as a society. There are many groups who are met with discrimination and intolerance in general and this should not be the case. it is not good for them or