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These American birds and dozens more will be renamed, to remove human monikers

10:33am November 01, 2023

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

The official naming organization for birds in the U. S. is making a bold move, after concerns were raised about birds being named after people with questionable histories.

Three bronze panels at one of the entrances to Bartlett Hall, at West Point depict the history of the United States. In coming days, the U.S. military academy will begin taking down memorials commemorating figures of the Confederacy.

National

West Point will remove Confederate symbols from its campus

6:10pm December 22, 2022

by The Associated Press

The storied military academy will take down likenesses of Robert E. Lee as part of a Department of Defense directive to do away with installations that "commemorate or memorialize the Confederacy."

Demetria McFarland, who is spearheading the move to relocate the Confederate statue, says growing up in Marshall, Texas, "We always knew what it stood for. It was just one of those taboo things."

National

'We Always Knew What It Stood For': Small Texas Town Torn Over Its Confederate Statue

6:31am August 03, 2020

by John Burnett

More than 60 monuments that celebrate the Confederacy and its military men have come down in cities all across America. But more than 1,700 remain, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.

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A statue of Robert E. Lee and busts of other Confederate leaders have been removed from the Virginia Capitol in Richmond, shown here in January.

Politics & Government

Confederate Figures Removed From Virginia Capitol In The Dead Of Night

6:07pm July 24, 2020

by David Welna

Seven busts along with a statue and a plaque — all honoring Confederate leaders — are quietly ousted from Virginia's Old House Chamber on orders from the state's House of Delegates speaker.