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Historic Atkins Park is a century-old intown Atlanta neighborhood. (Photo by Dyana Bagby)

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Atlanta neighborhood rededicates name to honor pioneer in library science

Atkins Park has been rededicated to honor Dr. Eliza Atkins Gleason, the first African American to earn a PhD in library science, after originally being named for a Confederate colonel.

September 19, 2024
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  • Dyana Bagby
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These American birds and dozens more will be renamed, to remove human monikers

The official naming organization for birds in the U. S. is making a bold move, after concerns were raised about birds being named after people with questionable histories.

November 02, 2023
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
Three bronze panels at one of the entrances to Bartlett Hall, at West Point depict the history of the United States. In coming days, the U.S. military academy will begin taking down memorials commemorating figures of the Confederacy.

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West Point will remove Confederate symbols from its campus

The storied military academy will take down likenesses of Robert E. Lee as part of a Department of Defense directive to do away with installations that "commemorate or memorialize the Confederacy."

December 22, 2022
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Alexander Smith in Statuary Hall

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U.S. House Votes To Give Bum's Rush To State Of Georgia's Confederate VP

The U.S. House voted Tuesday to remove a statue of former Georgia governor Alexander Hamilton Stephens from Statuary Hall at the Capitol, as well as evict stone monuments to other men who fought for the Confederacy or served in its government.

June 30, 2021
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  • Laura Olson
Demetria McFarland, a teacher who is spearheading the move to relocate the Confederate statue, says growing up in Marshall, Texas, "We always knew what it stood for. It was just one of those taboo things."

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'We Always Knew What It Stood For': Small Texas Town Torn Over Its Confederate Statue

More than 60 monuments that celebrate the Confederacy and its military men have come down in cities all across America. But more than 1,700 remain, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.

August 03, 2020
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  • John Burnett
A statue of Robert E. Lee and busts of other Confederate leaders have been removed from the Virginia Capitol in Richmond, shown here in January.

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Confederate Figures Removed From Virginia Capitol In The Dead Of Night

Seven busts along with a statue and a plaque — all honoring Confederate leaders — are quietly ousted from Virginia's Old House Chamber on orders from the state's House of Delegates speaker.

July 24, 2020
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  • David Welna

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