/tags/confederate-monuments Confederate Monuments en-US Copyright Wed, 12 Aug 2020 20:49:38 GMT /news-partners/2020-08-12/report-59-confederate-symbols-removed-since-george-floyds-death America's reckoning with racism has brought down statues, one state flag and one police emblem, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center — and led to the renaming of schools and other sites. Wed, 12 Aug 2020 20:49:38 GMT /news-partners/2020-08-12/report-59-confederate-symbols-removed-since-george-floyds-death Camila Domonoske /news-partners/2020-07-24/despite-trumps-veto-threat-senate-approves-provision-to-rename-military-bases The GOP-controlled Senate overwhelmingly approved the measure, which the president has threatened to veto because it calls for changing the names of military bases honoring Confederate leaders. Fri, 24 Jul 2020 08:42:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-07-24/despite-trumps-veto-threat-senate-approves-provision-to-rename-military-bases Scott Neuman /news-partners/2020-07-22/house-passes-bill-removing-confederate-statues-other-figures-from-capitol Democrats say they want to remember history, but not honor Confederates. Their bill also calls for removing a bust of Justice Taney, author of a landmark case barring citizenship for an enslaved man. Wed, 22 Jul 2020 17:31:59 GMT /news-partners/2020-07-22/house-passes-bill-removing-confederate-statues-other-figures-from-capitol Deirdre Walsh /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2020-06-29/removing-confederate-monuments This episode originally aired on June 24, 2020.The statue of Christopher Columbus at City Hall will be removed in response to calls against the… Mon, 29 Jun 2020 11:41:16 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2020-06-29/removing-confederate-monuments /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2020-06-24/removing-confederate-monuments The statue of Christopher Columbus at City Hall will be removed in response to calls against the glorification of the man who colonized the Americas at… Wed, 24 Jun 2020 12:30:20 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2020-06-24/removing-confederate-monuments /news-partners/2020-06-11/congress-heads-toward-clash-with-trump-over-removal-of-confederate-symbols Contradicting Trump, the GOP-led Senate Armed Services Committee greenlights a commission to rename Army installations bearing Confederate names. Lawmakers in the House are taking similar action. Thu, 11 Jun 2020 17:39:18 GMT /news-partners/2020-06-11/congress-heads-toward-clash-with-trump-over-removal-of-confederate-symbols Claudia Grisales, Philip Ewing /news-partners/2020-06-08/protests-are-bringing-down-confederate-monuments-around-the-south New attention from people protesting police brutality and racial injustice is changing the way cities and campuses in the American South regard symbols of white supremacy. Tue, 09 Jun 2020 01:28:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-06-08/protests-are-bringing-down-confederate-monuments-around-the-south Debbie Elliott /news-partners/2020-06-04/massive-robert-e-lee-statue-in-richmond-va-will-be-removed Gov. Ralph Northam announced that the monument honoring Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee will removed "as soon as possible." Thu, 04 Jun 2020 15:27:32 GMT /news-partners/2020-06-04/massive-robert-e-lee-statue-in-richmond-va-will-be-removed Bill Chappell /news/2018-10-15/va-spends-millions-to-guard-confederate-monuments-including-in-ohio After last year's deadly clash between white nationalists and counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, the federal government quietly spent… Mon, 15 Oct 2018 16:24:25 GMT /news/2018-10-15/va-spends-millions-to-guard-confederate-monuments-including-in-ohio Jim Salter /news/2018-06-28/southwest-ohios-robert-e-lee-monument-now-on-private-property A small monument honoring Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that sparked debate and was removed after the white supremacist rally in Charlottesille, Va., is… Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:32:25 GMT /news/2018-06-28/southwest-ohios-robert-e-lee-monument-now-on-private-property Associated Press