Public Symbols of the Confederacy," as of February ... a Confederate flag and Confederate States of America dollar bills, among other items. A Confederate monument was removed from downtown ...

Recent events, such as the 2015 mass shooting in Charleston and the 2017 unrest in Charlottesville, have reignited debates over Confederate monuments and flags, according to an announcement from the ...

At least one of those symbols was recently enhanced at the expense of Richmond taxpayers. Records show city officials in 2023 spent around $16,000 to upgrade a Confederate marker, located on Wise ...

The Levittown fire department and district was one of three on Long Island to recently settle complaints of unlawful discrimination filed in 2021 with the state Division of Human Rights that has ...

The Great Seal of the United States is a powerful national emblem, symbolizing the country’s sovereignty and authority. Used to authenticate important documents, such as treaties and commissions ...

In our research on place naming, we explore how this “name game” is used to assert control over shared symbols and embed subtle and not ... students at two schools originally named for Confederate ...

I've lost faith in the rule of law or the effectiveness of guardrails. And when it comes to Confederate monuments and our nation's capacity for truth and reconciliation, I've been hopelessly naïve.

And in a twist of historical irony, the word cotton — or, more precisely, cotton rebels — was once used to mock the Confederate South in the United States. The Southern economy was built on ...

If you’ve ever spent time in downtown Fayetteville, you may have noticed a stone monument on the northwest corner of the old ...

The belt buckle was recast to read “C.S.A.” for Confederate States of America, but Jessamine County’s new statue wore a Union kepi-style cap. Confederate hats had a signature full brim with ...