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This Robert E. Lee Statue Is Headed to a Texas Golf Course
Robert E. Lee moved from a park in Dallas to Lajitas Golf Resort.
There’s a Time Capsule in Robert E. Lee’s Statue, but No One Can Find It
It may or may not contain a picture of President Abraham Lincoln lying in his coffin—a great find, if it exists.
Virginia Just Took Down Its Giant Robert E. Lee Statue
The 12-ton statue was the last Confederate symbol standing in Richmond, the former capital of the Confederacy.
Charlottesville Is Taking Down Racist Statue That Sparked Its Deadly Rally
The public gets to submit ideas for what should happen to the monument to Confederate General Robert E. Lee, as well as the statue of Stonewall Jackson.
Controversial Statues Keep Getting Torn Down, But Where Are They Going?
Controversial monuments of confederate soldiers, political leaders, and other historical figures have been rapidly disappearing from public view since last spring. What to do next is complicated.
Robert E. Lee's Statue Was Finally Taken Out of Congress
It will be replaced by a statue of Barbara Rose Johns, a civil rights leader.
A KKK Grand Wizard Is Getting a Day in His Honor in Tennessee — for the 98th Year
"I signed the [proclamation] because the law requires that I do that and I haven’t looked at changing that law," said Gov. Bill Lee
Faculty consider leaving college named for Robert E. Lee after president rejects recommended changes to campus
One black humanities professor, T.J. Tallie, left the school last year over its unwillingness to make changes that would attract a more diverse student body.
A Texas high school won’t get rid of its Robert E. Lee namesake
The motion to rename Robert E. Lee High School in Tyler Independent School District was formally introduced into the meeting on Monday, but no board member seconded the motion and the proposal failed.
Three Tulsa schools don’t want to commemorate America’s racist past anymore
Three schools are ditching the names of Christopher Columbus, Robert E. Lee, and slave owner Jean-Pierre Chouteau.
At least 110 Confederate monuments have been taken down in the last 3 years
And three new Confederate monuments have been dedicated.
This Teenager Made History and Pissed Off Racists Everywhere
Zyahna Bryant wrote the petition that sparked the movement against the Robert E. Lee Statue in Charlottesville. A year later, violent racists held the tragic Unite the Right rally.