confederate monuments

4:48pm Feb 07, 2019

News News Politics & Government

UDC Files New Motion To Block Move Of Winston-Salem Confederate Monument

by Paul Garber

The group behind Winston-Salem’s Confederate monument is once again asking a local court to block the city’s efforts to move it from its prominent downtown location.
Jeff Roberson / AP

9:31pm Oct 16, 2018

National National

In Wake Of Charlottesville, Federal Government Pays To Protect Confederate Cemeteries

by Vanessa Romo

The Department of Veterans Affairs has spent millions providing round-the-clock protection to guard graves and memorials dedicated to Confederate soldiers.
David Goldman / AP

7:07am Oct 04, 2018

National National

Atlanta To Change Names Of Streets That Honored Confederacy

by Emily Sullivan

The city's mayor signed a bill renaming three streets. Many local governments have taken similar measures in the wake of last year's white supremacist riots in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Gerry Broome / AP

11:35pm Aug 22, 2018

National National

3 North Carolina Confederate Monuments Will Stay In Place, Commission Decides

by Merrit Kennedy

It also recommends at least one monument to be added to the Capitol grounds that highlights the contributions of the state's African American citizens, and new signage on the existing statues.
Gerry Broome / AP

8:20am Aug 21, 2018

National National

After A Year Of Rising Tensions, Protesters Tear Down Confederate Statue On UNC Campus

by Vanessa Romo

A crowd of about 250 students, faculty and residents stormed the bronze sculpture of a Confederate soldier, using ropes to yank it from its century-old pedestal.
Hawes Spencer / WCVE

2:41pm Feb 28, 2018

National National

Shrouds Pulled From Charlottesville Confederate Statues, Following Ruling

by Amy Held

The coverings, which had been in place since a white supremacist rally in the Virginia city ended in bloodshed last August, were ordered removed by a judge on Tuesday.
Adrian Sainz / AP

4:50pm Dec 21, 2017

National National Politics & Government

Finding A Legal Loophole, Memphis Takes Down Its Confederate Statues

by Laurel Wamsley

To skirt a state law prohibiting the monuments' removal, the city sold two of its parks to a new nonprofit. "In all of my life in Memphis, I've never seen such solidarity," said Mayor Jim Strickland.
9:57am Oct 04, 2017

Politics & Government Politics & Government

Poll: North Carolina Voters Disapprove Of Trump's Performance, Want Bipartisan Approach

by Sean Bueter

A little more than a third of North Carolinians approve of the job President Donald Trump is doing in his first year on the job.
Sarah McCammon / NPR

4:12pm Sep 13, 2017

National National

Looking 'Beyond The Big House' And Into The Lives Of Slaves

by Sarah McCammon

A new house tour bypasses Charleston's antebellum mansions and takes visitors directly to the quarters where enslaved people lived and worked.
Courtesy of The National Cathedral

3:06pm Sep 06, 2017

National National Religion

National Cathedral Is Removing Stained-Glass Windows Honoring Confederate Leaders

by Bill Chappell

"Are these windows, installed in 1953, an appropriate part of the sacred fabric of a spiritual home for the nation?" The answer, the cathedral's leadership decided Tuesday, is no.
Nick Oxford for NPR

6:28am Sep 04, 2017

National National Education

These Oklahoma City Schools Are Named For Confederate Generals ... Or Are They?

by Emily Wendler

Oklahoma City school leaders announced they wanted the community to decide whether to change the names of four schools, only to find that some important details about the schools may be lost to time.
John Bazemore / AP

5:24am Aug 28, 2017

National National Politics & Government

Martin Luther King Jr. Statue To Join Confederates At Georgia's Capitol

by Johnny Kauffman

King is the first African-American to be memorialized on the state Capitol grounds, where monuments to Confederate generals and segregationists stand.