Remembering the battle of Nashville in the Civil War fought 160 years ago
The city has marked the Battle of Nashville for decades. Now, a new effort is underway to preserve Fort Negley.
Scholar of white supremacy visits all 113 places where Confederate statues were removed, says Richmond gets it right
In a symbolic rebuke of the American South's racist history, an old Confederate monument now has a meaningful new life, four ...
When Confederate-glorifying monuments went up in the South, voting in Black areas went down
The drive to remove Confederate monuments links those monuments to modern racism. An economic historian shows that the intent ...
Confederate Christmas ornaments are smaller than statues – but they send the same racist message
Take a good look at those old Christmas ornaments before hanging them on the tree – you may find it’s time to retire some ...
Maple Grove honors fallen veterans with Wreaths Across America
FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WBOY) — As many as 2 million wreaths were placed on veterans’ graves across the nation on Saturday as part of Wreaths Across America, which works to remember fallen veterans by ...
What happened to Confederate money after the Civil War?
Confederate paper money was a promise to exchange the bill for gold or silver, but only after the Confederacy won the war.
I’m a scholar of white supremacy who’s visiting all 113 places where Confederate statues were removed in recent years − here’s why Richmond gets it right
In a symbolic rebuke of the American South’s racist history, an old Confederate monument now has a meaningful new life, four ...
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Ranger foundation sues Pentagon to have Confederate ‘Gray Ghost’ put back on Fort Moore monument
The National Ranger Memorial Foundation has filed a lawsuit seeking to reinstate the name of Confederate Col. John S. Mosby ...
1 dead after active shooter alert on Georgia's Fort Eisenhower
Dec. 14 (UPI) -- One person is dead and another in custody after a shooting Saturday at Fort Eisenhower in Georgia. The ...
4th Circuit Allows State Felon Voting Ban Challenge to Go Forward
"We are pleased that the Fourth Circuit affirmed Judge [John] Gibney's conclusion that Virginia's election administrators ...
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Virginia Tech students uncover lost history of Black Civil War soldiers
One of those Confederate monuments still stands at the Franklin County Courthouse in Rocky Mount. The work of the 15 Virginia Tech students is expected to help put a face on the monument of a USCT ...
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Doctor gaslit depressive patient
A federal court in Virginia will allow a Black medical patient’s claims of willful and wanton misconduct to proceed against ...