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School Board Votes to Restore Schools’ Confederate Names

MAJOR REVERSAL

The board had removed the Confederate names in 2020 after George Floyd’s murder.

Dan Ladden-Hall | Published May 10, 2024
opinion

Texas’ Border Stunt Is Based on a Confederate Legal Theory

IT’S 1860 AGAIN

Gov. Greg Abbott says the federal government has “broken the compact between the United States and the States” with its immigration policies.

Rotimi Adeoye | Published Jan 27, 2024

Why Public Schools Failed the Vision of Their Creator

FORGOTTEN HERO

A new production is exploring the achievements of Black hero Robert Smalls and how his legacy creating free public schools is being tarnished by the culture wars.

Brooke Leigh Howard | Published Oct 07, 2023

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Soul Festival’s Venue Choice Leaves Black Activists Aghast

BAD TASTE

Even its precise address is listed as 1000 Robert E. Lee Drive.

Erik Uebelacker | Published Jul 28, 2023
opinion

This Juneteenth, Remember GOP Is the Neo-Confederate Party

FIGHTING FOR THE LOST CAUSE

The holiday isn’t just about emancipation, it’s about the defeat of the traitorous Confederacy. The modern Republican Party is its natural successor.

Kali Holloway | Published Jun 18, 2023

Ron DeSantis Vows to Undo Fort Bragg Name Change

RETROGRADE

The previous name honored a Confederate general.

Chris Hippensteel | Published Jun 10, 2023

Locals Livid at County’s Idea to RESTORE Confederate Statue

IT’S 2023...

Manatee County residents were furious this week when the county quietly removed from the agenda a “repugnant” proposal to bring the statue back.

Brooke Leigh Howard | Published Feb 02, 2023

72-Yr-Old With Disability Is Cuffed for Confederate Protest

HEAVY-HANDED

Ben Frazier and another elderly activist were dragged into a police cruiser and put in jail.

Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling | Published Dec 14, 2022

Richmond Can Remove, Donate Last Confederate Statue: Judge

THEY ALL FALL DOWN

A group of Confederate General A.P. Hill’s indirect descendants sued the city in Virginia, arguing the statue, once removed, should be given to them.

AJ McDougall | Published Oct 26, 2022

KKK Plaque Found Hiding in Plain Sight at West Point

DISTURBING

The prominent plaque has been hanging over the entrance of a science center for decades.

Isabel Rupp | Published Aug 31, 2022

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