Richmond Panel Urges Removal of 1 Confederate Monument
A commission studying what to do with the most prominent Confederate monuments in Richmond, Virginia, recommended Monday removing one honoring Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
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Playground to Dump Anti-Chinese Politician’s Name
In its latest effort to reckon with its past, the city of San Francisco will change the name of a public playground that honors a former congressman who pushed to extend the Chinese Exclusion Act.
Read moreAfter Charlottesville, Confederate Icon Removal Gathers Momentum and Backlash
Updating its 2016 report, the Southern Poverty Law Center charted progress in removing Confederate symbols following the deadly white supremacist attack in Charlottesville, Virginia, but the hate-group monitor also found hundreds of icons remaining with a brewing backlash.
Read moreMonument Placed by Nazis Sits Quietly in Tennessee Cemetery
There’s little indication from looking at it that a pillar in a cemetery in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was erected by representatives of Nazi Germany on the eve of World War II. It bears no swastika. Its inscription in German makes no mention of the Third Reich, a master race or even a message glorifying war, as the Nazis were known to do.
Read moreUkrainian Nationalists Vandalize Soviet-Era Monument in Kiev
Ukraine’s hard-line nationalists have vandalized a monument to a Soviet military officer and engaged in scuffles with army veterans and other opponents.
Read moreChattanooga Backs Away From Confederate Past
Chattanooga, Tennessee, filed court papers to relinquish responsibility for the maintenance of a local Confederate cemetery, in one of the latest developments in the national debate about monuments to the Confederacy and their place in modern society.
Read moreSnow Forces Eiffel Tower Closure as Bad Weather Hits France
The Eiffel Tower has been closed because of bad weather conditions amid snowfall that has covered the French capital.
Read moreDebate Over Confederate Memorials Continues in Florida
The debate over Confederate memorials continues in Florida and this time the battleground is the Florida Legislature.
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