Confederate Statues
The World’s Ugliest Confederate Statue Just Got Taken Down
“This is great news. It’s just so hurtful to people, not to mention it’s heinously ugly.”
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.
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.
Activists Stole a Confederate Memorial and Are Threatening to Turn It Into a Toilet
A group calling itself White Lies Matter has taken responsibility, and has made some demands.
Hurricane Laura Tore Down a Confederate Statue That Local Officials Voted to Keep
The local governing council voted to ignore complaints and leave the monument standing hardly two weeks ago.
A Short List of the Statues People Want Instead of Confederate Leaders
OutKast's André 3000 and Big Boi have been longtime nominees, but other suggestions span from Dolly Parton to Oderus Urungus of GWAR.
Tennessee Just Voted to Keep a Racist Statue of a KKK 'Grand Wizard'
The bust at the Tennessee state Capitol was installed long after the Civil War — in 1973.
People Are Tearing Down Racist Statues Worldwide Because Governments Won't
Last night, two separate monuments to Christopher Columbus were destroyed, and they're just the latest statues to come down.
The Robert E. Lee Statue in Richmond Isn’t Coming Down Just Yet
The governor of Virginia is trying to put the monument to the Confederate general in storage, but a judge just blocked its removal.
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.
Donald Trump's highly abnormal presidency: the week of Oct. 30
He lamented he can't do what he'd "love to be doing" because he's not supposed to be involved with the Justice Department.
The Strange Story of Seattle's Suddenly Controversial Lenin Statue
For two decades, the communist leader has loomed over the city's quirkiest neighborhood. Now the mayor wants it gone.