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SOURCE: The Conversation
2/15/2022
Will Monuments Honoring People of Color Replace Confederate Statues?
by Frederick Gooding, Jr.
"With few new exceptions, public and prominent statues of Blacks people are nonexistent."
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SOURCE: Richmond Times-Dispatch
2/4/2022
The Fate of Richmond's Confederate Monuments Lies with a Black Organization – As it Should Be
Columnist Michael Paul Williams writes that the decision to turn Confederate memorial statues over to the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia shows the arc of the universe bending toward justice, but taking an occasional turn through irony.
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SOURCE: Washington Post
1/24/2022
Post Editors: Statue or No, Teddy Roosevelt's Complex Legacy is Still with Us
It's appropriate for Theodore Roosevelt's statue to be removed from its position as a figurehead for the Museum of Natural History, but just as appropriate for the statue to be housed in the new Roosevelt Presidential Library where TR's complicated legacy can be more fully addressed, say the Post's editorial board members.
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SOURCE: Washington Post
12/30/2021
Richmond's Lee Statue, other Confederate Memorials Could go to Black History Museum
Marland Buckner, interim executive director of the Black History Museum, said in the release that his institution “takes very seriously the responsibility to manage these objects in ways that ensure their origins and purpose are never forgotten: that is the glorification of those who led the fight to enslave African Americans and destroy the Union.”
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SOURCE: Washington Post
12/5/2021
Virginia to Dismantle Lee Statue Plinth
Outgoing Governor Ralph Northam will execute the removal of the pedestal and the transfer of the surrounding traffic circle to the City of Richmond before Glenn Youngkin succeeds him in office.
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SOURCE: Wall Street Journal
10/17/2021
Phil Collins Sets Off a New Battle Over the Alamo
The singer's gift of his artifact collection has reignited controversy about how the events of 1836 should be commemorated in the state's complex history.
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SOURCE: NPR
10/3/2021
The National Monument Audit Asks: Who Do American Honor Most?
A study of 50,000 monuments by Monument Lab shows Lincoln, Washington and Columbus are still broadly honored in public places, but mermaids have more monuments than congresswomen do.
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9/19/2021
Richmond's Lee Statue Has Come Down. What About Confederate Memorials in Cemeteries?
by Jeffrey Smith
The statue of Robert E. Lee on Richmond’s Monument Avenue finally came down, to both fanfare and controversy. But some Confederate monuments are even more politically loaded—the ones where we bury the dead.
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SOURCE: Santa Fe New Mexican
9/6/2021
Santa Fe's Historian Looks Ahead from Controversial Past
City Historian Valerie Rangel hopes to engage residents of Santa Fe with the complex and difficult histories of colonialism and racism that still shape the city and region.
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SOURCE: Indyweek
7/28/2021
Where They Stood: A Photojournalist Documents the Nation's Fallen Confederate Monuments
"Last fall, I began to document the Confederate monuments that have been taken down since George Floyd’s death. In April, I started a five-week, 7,300-mile road trip throughout the South to continue this work."
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SOURCE: Bloomberg CityLab
6/8/2021
When Monuments Go Bad
Chicago is engaging in a broad and unprecedented study of the city's monuments and the political and cultural implications of memorialization in public space. Will this help avoid the bitter controversies and protests that have erupted in other cities?
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SOURCE: Smithsonian
4/12/2021
Black Protesters Have Been Rallying Against Confederate Statues for Generations
by Karen L. Cox
The movement to remove monuments and memorials to the Confederacy and historical figures with ties to racism or slavery is not new; it should be recognized as part of a longstanding effort by African Americans to challenge the public veneration of white supremacy.
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SOURCE: WWLTV
4/9/2021
Jefferson Davis Memorial Chair Stolen from Alabama Cemetery Found in New Orleans, 2 Arrested
The chair was recovered in New Orleans, and two suspects have been arrested with a third at large.
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SOURCE: Washington Post
4/8/2021
Who are 'White Lies Matter’? Meet the Group that Says it Turned a Stolen Confederate Memorial into a Toilet
"We are leaderless in a sense. There is no head honcho, and we keep it that way for a very good reason."
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SOURCE: New York Times
4/8/2021
San Francisco Schools Will Keep Jefferson, Lincoln and Washington Names
"In this case, officials said the reckoning had gone too far, with parents calling the decision to rename 44 schools embarrassing and 'a caricature of what people think liberals in San Francisco do'.”
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SOURCE: Washington Post
4/6/2021
Stolen Confederate Monument will Become a 'Toilet' Unless ‘White Lies Matter’ Demands are Met, Group Vows
The group claiming responsibility has issued a ransom demand: the United Daughters of the Confederacy can secure the return of the chair by flying a banner quoting Black radical Assata Shakur over its Richmond, Virginia headquarters.
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SOURCE: Publisher's Weekly
3/26/2021
The Problem with Confederate Monuments
by Karen L. Cox
"I also believe it’s important that I, a Southern white woman, write and speak about this topic with blunt honesty. Monument defenders cannot dismiss me as a Northern liberal who has invaded the region to tell them what to do. I’ve grown up here, too."
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SOURCE: Axios
3/19/2021
New Commission on Renaming Army Bases Gets Early Makeover
"A new commission created to relabel U.S. Army bases named for Confederate leaders has quietly undergone a major shakeup as the Biden administration has replaced last-minute Trump appointees with a diverse panel."
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SOURCE: WIS-TV
3/9/2021
SC Lawmakers Announce Legislation to Protect Monuments Statewide
"Democratic Representative Seth Rose says the controversial monuments like Ben Tillman, who was the former governor and known racist, need to come down."
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SOURCE: Governing
3/8/2021
History Matters: Debates About Monuments Reflect Current Divisions
How should local governments approach the question of memorials? Historians can advise about the significance or meaning of historical figures, but community values and state laws are subject to partisan politics.
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