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It will now be “United Avenue.”

Skit concedes that all-white areas have nice things that can’t be found elsewhere.

They’re needed “for a more robust explanation of Franklin's history.”

“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."

Opponent urges board of trustees not to “spend one thin dime on this ridiculously stupid proposal.”

It’s a "racially insensitive" song.

It will cost $300,000.

Not just “vandalized,” but broken into pieces.

DOT says that if they missed any, let them know, and they’ll remove them “immediately.”

The ongoing neutering of the South.

At least one board member has a backbone.

State law prohibits the removal of Confederate statues without the express permission of the state.

“It’s time to tear down Silent Sam. It’s time to tear down UNC’s institutional white supremacy.”

There’s not enough public support or money for the removals.

Stephen Austin thought freed slaves would be “a nuisance and a menace.”

Sales benefit the Sons of Confederate Veterans.

FSU now downplays his role in the school's founding.

NAACP spends the holiday protesting "America's bigotry."

State law may prohibit the recommended changes.

Even non-whites favor leaving the monuments.

The portion of the road in Arlington County remains Jefferson Davis Highway.

Apology document calls for creating an "office of racial reconciliation.”

Schools no longer to be named after J.E.B. Stuart or Jefferson Davis.

Black commissioner finds arguments “deeply offensive.”

Stewart: “Nothing is worse than a Yankee telling a Southerner his monuments don’t matter.”

It will "complement the existing President’s Commission on Slavery and the University."

17-year-old says wearing the sweatshirt is his First Amendment right.

And ignores today’s murder victims.

The Lee statue was taken down, but it's not enough.

Selling parks to a non-profit that removed the statues has cost Memphis $250,000.

Their iconoclasm has no limits.

Group “will not remain silent as our ancestors are the subjects of false narratives and lies.”

The current Texas governor looks the other way when historical memorials are threatened.

There is nothing important about him except that he owned slaves.

A statue of a black woman will replace it.

City has 15 days to uncover statues honoring Lee and Jackson.

Defense argues it is not a crime to destroy public property if it is "racist."

Bill allows the state to use eminent domain retroactively to protect parks.

More ghosts from Obama's past.

Councilman: “This move reflects the community’s desires.”

No violence from SJWs at protest against removal of Confederate statues.

“Promoting historical awareness in public schools.”

The city ignored the Historical Commission’s denial of their petition to remove the statues.

Golden opinions of Robert E. Lee do not serve the political objectives of diverse 21st century America.

The Charlottesville police refused to enforce the law.

Black lawyer says the flag creates a hostile work environment.

Someone suggests “Considerate Avenue.”

Black activists try to change the school's character.

But most whites think their heritage does not need to be protected or preserved.

Many whites hold conventional positions on “racism,” memorials, “white supremacy,” and antifa.

Plaques honoring parish members Washington and Lee are removed.

"The spirit that produced the war in the 1860s, and lasting division in the 1960s, is abroad again."

Some of today’s most destructive ideas were first popularized by a socialist from Sweden.

Another attack on free speech.

Not even Texas preserves her Southern symbols anymore.

“When has a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee killed a black person?”

Remembering the politicians who thought Lincoln never went far enough.

Especially since more and more schools are majority non-white.

Dedicated to the "Unknown Alabama Confederate Soldiers.”

A famous liberal hopes his more radical comrades will hold back.

It's not about the South, it's about whites.

They had shown it every summer for 34 years.

Pat Buchanan doesn't have an answer.

He was a college president.

Jared Taylor defends the statue.

What the monument's removal means for us.

Three arrested during a city council meeting.

Robert E. Lee, Vladimir Lenin, even Ghandi.

This is not the first time he's been arrested in connection with illegal explosives.

Christian college cucks.

The "magical thinking" behind memorial destruction.

Statue of "the father of modern gynecology" in NYC will also be coming down.

A great American and a great Southerner.