University of Texas removes Confederate statues

University of Texas removes Confederate statues

The University of Texas in Austin (UT-Austin) has removed its four remaining statues honoring Confederate figures overnight.The removal of the statues depicting General Robert E. Lee  Albert Sidney Johnston, John Reagan and James Stephen Hogg began just before midnight local time, reported KSAT 12. Aug 21, 2017
University of Texas removes Confederate statues

University of Texas removes Confederate statues

The University of Texas in Austin (UT-Austin) has removed its four remaining statues honoring Confederate figures overnight.The removal of the statues depicting General Robert E. Lee  Albert Sidney Johnston, John Reagan and James Stephen Hogg began just before midnight local time, reported KSAT 12. Aug 21, 2017
Baltimore removes all 4 Confederate statues

Baltimore removes all 4 Confederate statues

Per a unanimous vote by the Baltimore City Council the Robert E. Lee and amp; Stonewall Jackson Monument, the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument, the Confederate Womens Monument and the Roger B. Taney Monument were all taken down. This happened hours after President Trump reiterated that both sides were at fault during the Charlottesville, VA violence. Other cities such as Memphis, Tenn.; Lexington, Ky., Jacksonville, Fla. and Washington, D.C.are considering eliminating their own Confederate statues according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, over 700 Confederate monuments and statues remain on U.S. public land. Aug 16, 2017
Charlottesville protest revives Confederate statue removal battle

Charlottesville protest revives Confederate statue removal battle

In Memphis, Tennessee, the city is suing the state for the removal of a bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest, an early Ku Klux Klan leader, which stands in the capitol. In Frankfort, Kentucky, its a statue of the Jefferson Davis, that has drawn ire from the local NAACP chapter for years. In Jacksonville, Florida, Anna Lopez Brosche, president of the city council, has requested the city take a full inventory...of all publicly displayed Confederate symbols on public property, and develop a plan to relocate them. Its all part of the age-old controversy which has has regained national attention......in the wake of Charlottesville, Virginias deadly Unite the Right rally. The rally was held in response to the city councils decision to remove the Robert E. Lee statue in Charlottesvilles Lee Park, to be renamed Emancipation Park. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, over 700 Confederate monuments and statues remain on U.S. public land Aug 16, 2017
Charlottesville protest revives Confederate statue removal battle

Charlottesville protest revives Confederate statue removal battle

In Memphis, Tennessee, the city is suing the state for the removal of a bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest, an early Ku Klux Klan leader, which stands in the capitol. In Frankfort, Kentucky, its a statue of the Jefferson Davis, that has drawn ire from the local NAACP chapter for years. In Jacksonville, Florida, Anna Lopez Brosche, president of the city council, has requested the city take a full inventory...of all publicly displayed Confederate symbols on public property, and develop a plan to relocate them. Its all part of the age-old controversy which has has regained national attention......in the wake of Charlottesville, Virginias deadly Unite the Right rally. The rally was held in response to the city councils decision to remove the Robert E. Lee statue in Charlottesvilles Lee Park, to be renamed Emancipation Park. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, over 700 Confederate monuments and statues remain on U.S. public land Aug 16, 2017
What about the alt-left? Trump asks as he blames both sides for violence in Charlottesville

What about the alt-left? Trump asks as he blames both sides for violence in Charlottesville

US President Donald Trump has maintained that both left- and right-wing groups were to blame for the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, which left one anti-racist protester dead and 19 others injured. At a press conference at Trump Tower in New York City on Tuesday (15 August), Trump repeatedly criticised alt-left groups that he claimed were violent in their interactions with the white supremacist and Nazi groups that rallied to protest the removal of a Robert E Lee statue from a park. Trump also insisted that he was not wrong in failing to condemn Nazi and white supremacist groups following the events in Charlottesville, while blaming left-wing supporters for charging at the alt-right. Aug 16, 2017