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PENSACOLA, FL - AUGUST 20: A Confederate monument featuring an 8-foot statue of a Confederate soldier has the words, 'Our Confederate Dead', inscribed on the base in Lee Park in the midst of a national controversy over whether Confederate symbols should be removed from public display on August 20, 2017 in Pensacola, Florida. The issue is at the heart of a debate about race in America and a recent protest in Charlottesville, VA turned deadly as white-supremacists clashed with counter-demonstrators over a confederate statue. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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New Bill in Florida Would Allow Civilians to Sue When Confederate Monuments Are Damaged or Removed

While the bill does not specify what kinds of statues, many have viewed it as focusing on Confederate monuments.

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Karen K. Ho
Apr 25, 2023 3:04 pm

RICHMOND, VA - DEC 12: Workers remove the statue of Confederate General A.P. Hill from its pedestal in Richmond, Virginia on December 12, 2022. Hill's remains are buried under the memorial and will be relocated.
(Photo by Parker Michels-Boyce for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

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Richmond’s Last City-Owned Confederate Monument Has Been Hauled Away

The statue of Hill was lifted off its base on Monday, closing a chapter in the fight to remove monuments to the Confederacy

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Daniel Cassady
Dec 14, 2022 12:57 pm

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Simone Leigh Statue on Former Site of Robert E. Lee Monument in New Orleans Due to Come Down In August

The work was mounted as part of the Prospect New Orleans triennial.

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Shanti Escalante-De Mattei
Jan 24, 2022 5:26 pm

A seated Black man smiles warmly, with a blue medical mask strapped beneath his chin.

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Kerry James Marshall to Design Stained Glass Windows for National Cathedral Following Removal of Confederate Symbols

These new works will replace two stained-glass windows honoring Confederate generals, which were removed in 2017.

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Shanti Escalante-De Mattei
Sep 23, 2021 3:46 pm

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Robert E. Lee Monument in Richmond, Virginia To Be Removed

The largest remaining Confederate statue in the state will be taken down tomorrow after courts denied lawsuits aimed at its preservation.

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Shanti Escalante-De Mattei
Sep 7, 2021 3:30 pm

The National Gallery in London, United Kingdom, 2015.

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English Museums Reopening, Biden Nixes ‘Garden of American Heroes,’ and More: Morning Links from May 17, 2021

Here's what we're reading this morning.

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The Editors of ARTnews
May 17, 2021 9:19 am

A crew from the Virginia Department of General Services inspect the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Va.

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Toppled and Removed Monuments: A Continually Updated Guide to Statues and the Black Lives Matter Protests

Protestors in cities from Philadelphia to Antwerp have removed racist monuments.

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Claire Selvin, Tessa Solomon
Jun 11, 2020 4:41 pm