The Year That Drove Old Dixie Down
The last year has seen the former capital of the Confederacy make some of its largest changes since Lee surrendered in Appomattox 156 years ago.
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High Court: Charlottesville Can Remove Confederate Statues
Virginia’s highest court ruled Thursday that the city of Charlottesville can take down two statues of Confederate generals, including one of Robert E. Lee that became the focus of a violent white nationalist rally in 2017.
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Georgia Cop Fired for Flying Confederate Flag Argues Against City Policy
An attorney for a Georgia cop fired after parking her police cruiser under a Confederate flag in her front yard asked an 11th Circuit panel Tuesday to give her another chance to show the police department violated her free speech rights.
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Trump Sets Up Long Fight Over Defense Bill With Veto Vow
As his single term concludes, President Donald Trump kicked up more rancor Tuesday by vowing to veto the bipartisan annual defense spending bill just passed by the House of Representatives.
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Virginia Judge Paves Way for Removal of Confederate Statue
A state judge sided with Virginia’s governor Tuesday in a case challenging his authority to remove a 120-year-old monument of Confederate General Robert E. Lee from the capital city, but the statue will stay in place while the appeals process plays out.
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Mississippians Set to Vote on Final Flag Design
A commission on Wednesday chose a new Mississippi state flag design featuring the magnolia flower to replace the Confederate-themed flag brought down by lawmakers two months ago in response to nationwide calls for racial equality.
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Five Flag Designs Make Final Cut in Mississippi
Mississippi is one step closer to picking a new state flag after a commission on Tuesday advanced five final designs from the thousands of submissions received to replace the Confederate-themed flag brought down by lawmakers in June amid nationwide calls for racial justice.
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Virginia Senator Charged for Damage to Confederate Monument
The oldest member and first Black female leader of the Virginia Senate was charged Tuesday in connection with a damaged Confederate statue, just one day before the start of a special session to address police reform.
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Virginia Judge Grants New Injunction Against Removal of Confederate Statue
A monument to Confederate General Robert E. Lee will stay standing in Virginia’s capital for at least another 90 days thanks to a new injunction issued Monday morning by a state judge.
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Senate Joins Push to Dump Military’s Confederate Past
Appearing to tune out President Donald Trump on the matter, the Senate on Thursday approved a $740 billion defense bill that would rename any military instillations named for Confederate figures.
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House Votes to Remove Confederacy Statues From the US Capitol
A bipartisan House voted to remove statues of historical figures who served the Confederacy from the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, giving the building’s architect $2 million and four months to complete the job.
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House Passes Defense Bill Removing Confederate Names From Bases
The House of Representatives passed a $740 billion military spending package on Tuesday, despite a veto threat from President Donald Trump over the renaming of military bases named after Confederate figures.
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Virginia Judge Recuses Himself From Fight Over Confederate Statues
A Virginia judge has recused himself from two lawsuits over the removal of Confederate monuments in the former capital of the Confederacy, pointing to the fact the he lives near the statues.
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Virginia Judge at Heart of Monument Takedown Fight Linked to College Op-Ed Blasting Desegregation
Four decades ago, a young man wrote an opinion piece critical of school desegregation and instant voter registration for his college newspaper. That op-ed resurfaced Friday, and Virginians discovered the author is now a Richmond judge who in recent weeks blocked the removal of Confederate monuments during the nationwide re-examination of symbols still tied to the institution of slavery.
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Virginia Judge Blocks Effort to Take Down Confederate Statue
Calling a Confederate general who led an uprising against the United States of America an “American war veteran,” a state judge blocked the removal of any war monuments in the state capital Thursday afternoon.
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Not Waiting for Vote, Virginia Mayor Orders Removal of Confederate Statues
Despite city council members not yet authorizing the move, statues of Confederate leaders are being torn down Wednesday afternoon in the former capital of the Confederacy.
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Mississippi Governor Signs Bill Removing Confederate Symbol From State Flag
(CN) — Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves on Tuesday signed a bill officially retiring the Confederate symbol that has been sewed
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Mississippi Surrenders Confederate Symbol From State Flag
Mississippi will retire the last state flag in the U.S. with the Confederate battle emblem, more than a century after white supremacist legislators adopted the design a generation after the South lost the Civil War.
Read moreMississippi Takes Step Toward Dropping Rebel Image From Flag
Spectators at the Mississippi Capitol broke into applause Saturday as lawmakers took a big step toward erasing the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag, a symbol that has come under intensifying criticism in recent weeks amid nationwide protests against racial injustice.
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