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News Articles: confederate monuments

Foundry workers at an undisclosed location begin the long process of disassembling and melting down the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. The statue was a focal point of deadly riots in Charlottesville, Va. in 2017.

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Confederate monument melted down to create new, more inclusive public art

A project in Charlottesville, Va. seeks to upend the narrative around the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that was the center of deadly white nationalist protests there in 2017.

October 26, 2023
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By:
  • Debbie Elliott
Crews remove the statue of Robert E. Lee in Richmond on Sept. 8. Pending city council approval, the statue and eight other Confederate monuments will be moved to Richmond's Black History Museum.

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Richmond's Robert E. Lee statue will move to the city's Black History Museum

The massive statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and eight other monuments will move to the museum after the city council approves the plan.

December 30, 2021
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
Virignia Gov. Ralph Northam ( center) watches as lead conservator for the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, Kate Ridgway (left) and Sue Donovon, conservator for Special Collections for the University of Virginia, remove the contents of a time capsule  from the pedestal that once held the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee.

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Experts find books, a coin and an envelope in Robert E. Lee statue's base

A small box was found in the pedestal that used to hold a statue of the Confederate general in Richmond, Va. It took hours for experts to open the box and find several water-damaged items inside.

December 22, 2021
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
Workers remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Va., in July. Initial plans to remove the statue four years ago sparked the infamous Unite the Right rally where 32-year-old Heather Heyer was killed.

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Charlottesville's statue of Robert E. Lee will soon be melted down into public art

The Swords Into Plowshares project, led by the Jefferson School American Heritage Center, a local Black-led nonprofit, involves the statute at the heart of the deadly Unite the Right rally in 2017.

December 07, 2021
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
Workers remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from Market Street Park on Saturday in Charlottesville, Va.

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Charlottesville Removes Robert E. Lee Statue That Sparked A Deadly Rally

The Virginia city took down statues of Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, toppling symbols that were at the center of the deadly Unite the Right rally in 2017.

July 10, 2021
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By:
  • Ben Paviour
A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee is shown in Market Street Park July 9, 2021 in Charlottesville, Va. The statute, along with another of Gen. Stonewall Jackson, will be removed Saturday.

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Confederate Monument That Sparked Deadly Charlottesville Rally To Be Removed Saturday

Statues of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson will be removed in the Virginia city almost four years after the deadly Unite the Right rally.

July 10, 2021
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
A statue of a Confederate soldier on Washington Street in Lewisburg, W.Va.

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Confederate Statues Come Down Around U.S., But Not Everywhere

Though George Floyd's death renewed calls to remove Confederate monuments, some cities formally decided to protect them.

October 07, 2020
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By:
  • John Burnett and
  • Piper McDaniel
People praying at Stone Mountain

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Group Prays For State To Fade Out Confederate Mark On Stone Mountain

Flags of the Confederacy flapped in the occasional breeze Tuesday as a group prayed for change and healing at a state-owned park that is home to the nation’s largest Confederate memorial and a recent focus of civil unrest.

October 07, 2020
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  • Jill Nolin
August protest at Stone Mountain.

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Stone Mountain's Confederate Symbol Row Simmers After Summer Protests

When Chandra Moye decided to open a local souvenir shop in downtown Stone Mountain, she had a decision to make: Would she sell items depicting the popular state park’s famous carving commemorating three Confederate leaders?

Ultimately, the Black business owner kept carving-themed merchandise off her shelves when she launched in March because of what she saw as her corporate responsibility to the community.

October 07, 2020
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By:
  • Jill Nolin
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Communities Debate The Definition And Purpose Of Confederate Monuments

Georgians are again debating what to do with hundreds of public memorials to the Confederacy. It's a disagreement Georgians are accustomed to having. In...

July 08, 2020
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  • Rickey Bevington

Opinion: It Is Time To Face Confederate Monument Mythology

*Editor's note: The following commentary is published as submitted and reflects the views of the author and not necessarily Georgia Public Broadcasting...

July 01, 2020
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  • State Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver
Workers loosen the base of a Confederate monument Thursday, June 18, 2020, in Decatur, Ga. The 30-foot obelisk in Decatur Square, erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1908, was ordered by a judge to be removed placed into storage.

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Political Rewind: Confederate Monuments Become Flash Points

Monday on Political Rewind , Confederate monuments across America have become a flash point during ongoing protests over police brutality and systemic...

June 29, 2020
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  • Bill Nigut
Savannah organizers Faith Harris (left) and Nychorida Austin (with bullhorn) lead a protest march flanked by New Georgia Project chairman Francys Johnson, Savannah Mayor Van Johnson (right, in red) and former Mayor Otis Johnson (right, in blue).

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Savannah Mayor Van Johnson On Handling COVID-19, Racial Justice And More — In His First 6 Months

America’s mayors have taken center stage in 2020. Big city mayors feuded with state and federal officials over COVID-19 protections and resources, and...

June 26, 2020
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott
In Macon, activists surrounded the base of a Confederate monument with a box to serve as a canvas for Black art.

Georgia Cities Confront Confederate Monuments

As demonstrations continue nationwide over police brutality and systemic racism, many are calling for monuments honoring the Confederacy to come down....

June 25, 2020
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  • Emily Jones ,
  • Grant Blankenship ,
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Protestors have called for the removal of the statute of John Brown Gordon, a Confederate War hero.

Bill Would Ban Georgia’s Confederate Monuments

If state Rep. Shelley Hutchinson had her way, the inside of Georgia's Capitol would look much different. "If you owned slaves, if you advocated for...

June 23, 2020
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  • Donna Lowry
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