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Leaders of both parties honored 100 Black lawmakers from the Reconstruction era, then turned to modern battles over ...

There’s been a lot of conversation recently about monuments dedicated to Confederate leaders. But, this history professor has ...

“LaGrange was [associated with] the statue because, besides Pittsfield, we’re the only ones in Lorain County that have a Civil War statue,” said LaGrange Mayor Gary Kincannon. “And now we ...

This image from the Library of Congress Brady-Handy photograph collection shows a portrait of Robert Smalls created between 1870 and 1880. The Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — A group studying ...

On Sunday, Jan. 19, the state of Florida officially honors the birth of a man who led armies to fight against the United States of America. Robert E. Lee's birthday is one of three Confederate ...

Statues of George Washington and Frederick Douglass will join those of more contemporary heroes like celebrity chef Julia ...

Francis Parkway”) LA 148 Stonewall Jackson statue at Virginia Military Institute VA 149 Jefferson Davis Memorial ... of Virginia VA 158 Jefferson Davis Memorial Chapel dedication plaque at VCU Medical ...

I have been accused many times of having my nose buried in a book. It’s true. Is there anything better than diving into a new book? It’s a jump into the unknown that offers adventure ...

Statues have been toppled around the world in recent years, from slave owners in the UK to Confederate leaders in the US. But conservative leaders of Lima said they wanted to “vindicate the pre ...