Category: confederates
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Arkansas leaders propose a bill to repeal Confederate Flag Day
Arkansas State Representative Andrew Collins (D), together with Senator Breanne Davis (R), filed a bill on Friday to repeal Confederate Flag Day in the state. Every year, the Saturday before Easter Sunday is recognized as Confederate Flag Day in Arkansas. Following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, a Black man who was killed by […]
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Virginia governor to announce removal of Robert E. Lee statue
A view from Tuesday, where General Robert E. Lee’s statue in Richmond was surrounded by the protesters. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is expected to announce plans Thursday to eliminate one of the country’s most iconic monuments to the Confederacy, a statue of General Robert E. Lee along Richmond’s major Monument Avenue, a senior administration official […]
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Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s statue toppled in Montgomery
Robert E. Lee statue in Montgomery. A statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee (1807 – 1870) was knocked off it’s base in Montgomery, Alabama and a statue of a Confederate soldier in Mobile was affected with vandalism, both around the same time Birmingham city crews were removing a Confederate monument downtown during Monday night. Four […]