We’ve seen the monuments to Jefferson Davis. We’ve seen the ones to Robert E. Lee. But why is there a monument to a Confederate captain executed for war crimes?
We’ve seen the monuments to Jefferson Davis. We’ve seen the ones to Robert E. Lee. But why is there a monument to a Confederate captain executed for war crimes?
The markers are about the size of a man. The color of bricks made from Alabama’s red clay, they hang from the roof, one for every county in America where a person was lynched.
In five Southern states, April is Confederate History Month, a dubious designation that’s at odds with the reckoning the region has engaged in since the Charleston church massacre by white supremacist Dylann Roof in 2015.
The National Statuary Hall Collection welcomes two statues from each state to be displayed at our nation’s Capitol to commemorate people of historic renown.
Some see the monument as “the largest shrine to white supremacy in the history of the world.”
A federal judge in Texas has cleared the city’s decision to take down a Confederate monument from a city park.
Florida still commemorates the birthdays of Confederate President Jefferson Davis and General Robert E. Lee — at least on paper.
The National Statuary Hall Collection welcomes two statues from each state to be displayed at our nation’s Capitol to commemorate people of historic renown.
Now, more than ever, we must work together to protect the values that ensure a fair and inclusive future for all.