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In the South, New Monuments Look to Honor Victims of Lynching, Wall Street Journal
“Qualified buyer” must “properly contextualize” it.
Why ‘Apartheid Denial’ Must Be Made a Crime
“The present system’s failures cannot be excused unless the past is utterly demonized.”
Wake Forest Anti-Racism Coalition Issues Demands in Response to Campus ‘Anti-Blackness’, College Fix
Things haven’t changed for black students since 1962.
He has come to realize that it was “insensitive.”
“Acknowledging the sins of the past.”
Blocked from Taking Confederate Statues Down, Atlanta, Birmingham, Memphis Try Other Ideas, USA TODAY
Destroying Confederate memorials is “about restoring the dignity of black taxpayers.”
Rector says Jefferson Davis was “a pro-lynching segregationist.”
Erasing America: Losing Our Future by Destroying Our Past
Book identifies the symptoms but not the cause.
Marin County School District Keeping Dixie Name — For Now, Los Angeles Times
But only because it’s named after an Indian.
Confederate Emblem Remains on Mississippi Flag as Bills Die, Associated Press
Bills to remove it missed a deadline.
Confederate Statue Will Go ASAP, City Says, After Protests Proved It Presents Threat to Safety in Downtown Winston-Salem, Winston-Salem Journal
The statue is no threat; it’s unruly mobs that are the threat.
Mississippi Department of Revenue Deletes Robert E. Lee Tweet After Backlash, Mississippi Clarion Ledger
“In honor of General Robert E. Lee’s birthday and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we will be closed on Monday, January 21.”
Judge says the law violates the free speech rights of local communities.
SPLC and NAACP team up.
Florida Bill Would Prevent Local Governments from Removing Confederate Statues, Pensacola News Journal
Black legislator says tearing down Confederate monuments will not improve anyone’s life.
Nathan B. Forrest’s Descendants File Suit Against Memphis, History News Network
The city allegedly violated several laws when they sold the park and statue.
Baptist Seminary President: Must Face Sinful Past of Slavery, Associated Press
All four founders of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary owned slaves.
The plaque says, “The war between the states was not a rebellion. Nor was its underlying cause to sustain slavery.”
Carolina Teachers Refuse to Release Students’ Final Grades Unless School Bans Confederate Monument, RedState
They’re also demanding dental insurance for graduate workers and reduced parking fees.
Virginia HS Could Be Renamed for Interracial Couple over Lee, Associated Press
Washington-Lee High School may become Washington-Loving.
Black student groups: “They are building a safe space for white supremacy and forcing us to pay for it.”
Kemp Victory Only Delays the Reckoning
Georgia slouches towards Gomorrah.
The group defending the monument “does not expect it to last long” if it is moved.
The costs to change athletic gear will be taken out of the budget to renovate the school.
After Students Call It Racist, Mary Baldwin University Removes Richmond Artists’ Confederate-Themed Exhibit, Richmond Times-Dispatch
“If it looks racist, it is racist.”
It’s “a sculptural assertion of white supremacy and power.”
Black judge: The Confederate battle flag does not stand for justice.
Port Arthur Trustees to Vote on Confederate School Names, Beaumont Enterprise
Likely to be renamed for blacks.
As a student at Spelman, she burned the state flag on the steps of the Georgia Capitol.
Little’s Attorney Ventures into New Legal Territory with Silent Sam and Constitution, Daily Tar Heel
Claims the statue’s presence violates the Equal Protection Clause.
Stone Mountain: World’s Largest Confederate Monument Problem, San Francisco Chronicle
Stacey Abrams says Stone Mountain is a “a blight” on Georgia.
For now, the statue is protected by state ordinance.
Many buildings, memorials, and spaces on campus will have to be renamed.
Arkansas House Hopeful: Replace Ancestor’s Capitol Statue, Associated Press
One-time governor and U.S. senator wanted to preserve “white standards.”
Washington and Lee Renames Buildings; Orders Portraits of Lee, Washington in Military Attire Replaced, Richmond Times-Dispatch
“Addressing the school’s history” means rewriting it.
‘Slave Owner’: James Monroe Statue at William & Mary Vandalized, Williamsburg Yorktown Daily
The school has repeatedly been victim to left-wing vandalism.
It will cost $200,000 to rebrand the school’s athletic gear.
Mount Dora City Council Votes to Oppose Confederate Statue, Daily Commercial
The statue represents “hate, harm, aversion or the division of citizens.”
He wants the university to honor students who “pushed for desegregation.”
Madison City Council Overturns Confederate Monument Decision, Supports Removal, Madison State Journal
It “brings up memories that are not so pleasant in our history.”
Atlanta City Council Votes to Rename Confederate Avenue, Atlanta Journal Constitution
It will now be “United Avenue.”
Neo-Confederate Meeting — SNL, Saturday Night Live
Skit concedes that all-white areas have nice things that can’t be found elsewhere.
Franklin Votes to Support African-American Historic Markers Near Confederate Monument, Nashville Tennessean
They’re needed “for a more robust explanation of Franklin’s history.”
Wincing Words from Some Atlantans on Push to Rename Confederate Avenue, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“Where does this end, folks?”
Eight men who fought for the Confederacy are honored on Statuary Hall.
Proposed statue depicts Scott and his wife pulling on the “chains of injustice.”
Packed House Weighs In on Dixie School District Name Change, Marin Independent Journal
Opponent urges board of trustees not to “spend one thin dime on this ridiculously stupid proposal.”
Away, Away: Alabama High School Won’t Play ‘Dixie’ Any More, Associated Press
It’s a “racially insensitive” song.
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Ashamed of Dixie
Politicians eat dirt to placate critics.
By Robert Hampton