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News Articles: confederate monuments

Former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore waits to speak at a newss conference, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017, in Birmingham, Ala.

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  • Politics

How Should Atlanta Deal With Traffic And Confederate Monuments?

We start with a conversation about transportation. Last week, local mayors and city leaders met to discuss transit and the I-285 expansion. Sandy...

November 20, 2017
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
Former Georgia governor Roy Barnes is pictured during an AP interview Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010, in Atlanta.

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  • Politics

Roy Barnes Reflects On His Fight To Change The State Flag

On today’s special edition of "Political Rewind" we talk to former Georgia governor Roy Barnes. In 2001 he led a risky and controversial fight to remove...

September 01, 2017
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
GPB's Don Smith walks around in front of the former Star Theatre on Quitman's South side.

Reckoning With History In South Georgia

In South Georgia’s Wiregrass Country, a plaque in the town of Quitman marks a hanging place. It’s where, in August of 1864, four men were executed for...

August 31, 2017
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By:
  • Emily Cureton
Rep. Jason Spencer, R-Woodbine

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Efforts To Remove Confederate Monuments Rankle South Georgia Legislator

Today on “Political Rewind,” what might happen to Georgia legislators who work to remove Confederate memorials in locations in South Georgia? In an...

August 30, 2017
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

On Second Thought For Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Among the legendary music acts to come out of Athens in the ‘70s was the band Pylon. The group had been a local mainstay until 2009, when guitarist...

August 30, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee ,
  • Emily Cureton ,
  • and 3 more
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.

How Should Georgia Handle Its Confederate Monuments?

As politicians and activists call for the removal of Confederate monuments across Georgia, an Atlanta historian says there’s another possible solution:...

August 25, 2017
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By:
  • Sam Whitehead

On Second Thought For Tuesday, August 22, 2017

It’s been two weeks since the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. The violence there renewed conversations about race relations, and...

August 22, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee ,
  • Sean Powers ,
  • and 3 more
There are calls to remove the name Confederate Ave. in Atlanta.

Commentary: Remove Atlanta's Confederate Avenue

In Atlanta, there’s a debate brewing over a different kind of Confederate monument -- street signs. Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed is reviewing petitions to...

August 22, 2017
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By:
  • Joe Thomas

Commentary: Learn From Confederate Monuments, Don't Remove Them

Georgia's Civil War legacy has been hotly debated over the years by everyone from historians to lawmakers to civil rights debaters. The Atlanta History...

July 31, 2017
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By:
  • Sheffield Hale

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