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The memorial to Robert E. Lee stood in Roanoke’s Lee Plaza from 1960 until this summer, when it was toppled. Now it will be relocated in Evergreen Burial Park in the city.
Nashville should remember the dark elements of its past. But when naming streets and schools, it should recognize those with ...
The CSS "Shenandoah" only learned of the Confederacy's defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser's crew sank 24 ...
Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's great-great grandson condemned last weekend's deadly attack in Charlottesville, Va. as "sad" and "senseless" and suggesting that it would be "appropriate" to move ...
The U.S. is marking Martin Luther King Day, a federal holiday. But in Alabama and Mississippi, it's also Robert E. Lee Day, in honor of the Confederate general.
‘Robert E. Lee Day Forever’: Far-right Trump fans hijack MLK holiday to celebrate Confederate general ‘Trump’s America is ushered in on Robert E. Lee Day’ ...
Mississippi and Alabama are the last states to celebrate Confederate general Robert E. Lee alongside Civil Rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.
Robert E. Lee's birthday is one of three Confederate holidays still on the books for Florida after well over a century, despite numerous attempts to remove them.
Two U.S. states still honor Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on the federal holiday set aside for Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Will that change?
The statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Virginia, was melted down in a secret ceremony and will become a new piece of public artwork.
Robert E Lee statue being smelted down after deadly Charlottesville rally in 2017 has conservatives unhappy online.
Robert E. Lee Could Have Been President Lawmakers had a good reason to exclude the highest office from the Insurrection Clause. By David E. Weisberg Resize Listen (2 min) ...