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News Articles: confederate monuments

A statue depicting a Confederate soldier in Piedmont Park in Atlanta is vandalized with spray paint Monday, Aug. 14, 2017, from protesters who marched through the city last night to protest the weekend violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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  • Politics

Atlanta Offers Alternative To Georgia's Ban Of Removing Confederate Monuments

Two years ago, far-right groups gathered in Charlottesville, Virginia, to oppose the city council's decision to remove a statue of Confederate General...

August 19, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • La'Raven Taylor

Stronger Protections For Confederate Monuments Passed By Georgia House

State representatives approved a bill Thursday that would strengthen protections for monuments and statues, including those honoring the Confederacy.

March 29, 2019
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By:
  • Ross Terrell
Georgia House Democrats hold a press conference to speak out against Senate Bill 77, which would give added protections to Confederate monuments.

Georgia Democrats Speak Out Against Bill That Protects Confederate Monuments

Some Democrats in Georgia’s House spoke out Monday against a bill that gives added protection to memorials and monuments, including those built to honor...

March 18, 2019
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By:
  • Ross Terrell
The Civil War monument at the intersection of Second Street and Cotton Avenue in Macon was erected in 1879 as a memorial to the Macon citizens who were killed fighting for the Confederacy.

Groups Using Super Bowl In Push Against Confederate Statues

A coalition of civil rights groups in Atlanta is using this year's Super Bowl in a fight to remove Confederate monuments around the nation.

January 11, 2019
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By:
  • Associated Press

'On Second Thought' For Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018

A new investigation has found more than $40 million in taxpayer dollars have been spent over the past decade on the maintenance and expansion of...

December 12, 2018
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 3 more

GPB Midday Headlines For Friday September 21, 2018

Plant Vogtle Vote Due By Monday Consumer Financial Protection Bureau To Open Atlanta Office Atlanta City Council Holds Listening Session On Street Name...

September 21, 2018
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By:
  • Drew Dawson
Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., speaks during a news conference about an immigration bill on Capitol Hill, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018 in Washington.

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  • Politics

Sen. Perdue’s Immigration Bill Dealt Significant Defeat

On this edition of Political Rewind, the U.S. Senate shoots down Senator David Perdue’s plan to dramatically curtail legal immigration and it fails to...

February 16, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
Protesters hold signs in front of the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017. The group of Confederate demonstrators were escorted out by police after a 50 minute protest.

Why Knowing When Confederate Monuments Were Built Matters

The Southern Poverty Law Center says there were two major spikes in the twentieth century for when Confederate memorials and symbols were dedicated:...

February 06, 2018
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers
The Confederate statue watches over Myrtle Hill Cemetery in Rome, Georgia.

Confederate Statue Vandalized At Georgia Cemetery

Across the South, you find Confederate monument relics: often outside a courthouse, or in a cemetery. One monument was vandalized the end of last year...

February 06, 2018
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers

88.5 GPB-Atlanta Midday News For Tuesday January 23, 2018

Decatur Confederate Monument To Be Moved Bridge In Savannah May Get New Name PSC Getting New Member

January 23, 2018
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By:
  • Drew Dawson

88.5 GPB-Atlanta Midday News For Monday December 25, 2017

Confederate Monument Damaged Missing 9-1-1 Funds Falcons Last Chance

December 25, 2017
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By:
  • Drew Dawson

On Second Thought For Thursday, December 14, 2017

Thomas Hicks was once a local hero in the small mining community of McCaysville, Georgia. He was the town doctor who made middle-of-the-night house...

December 14, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee ,
  • Emily Cureton ,
  • and 3 more

Why Understanding Civil War Monuments Matters

Georgia’s legislative session begins January 8, 2018. But a bill addressing the debate over Confederate monuments has already been filed by Decatur’s...

December 14, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers

Why Understanding Civil War Monuments Matters

Georgia’s legislative session begins January 8. But a bill addressing the debate over Confederate monuments has already been filed by Decatur’s State...

December 14, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers

88.5 GPB-Atlanta Midday News Update For Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017

Runoff Elections Confederate Monument Future of Plant Vogtle

December 05, 2017
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By:
  • Drew Dawson
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