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The Dramatic Fall of Silent Sam, UNC’s Confederate Monument

Protesters toppled the 1913 statue Monday, making it the latest Civil War memorial to be removed by government or demonstrators.

by David A. Graham via The Atlantic on August 21, 2018

The University of North Carolina's Payout to the Confederate Lost Cause

The University of North Carolina agreed to pay the Sons of Confederate Veterans $2.5 million—a sum that rivals the endowment of its history department.

by David W. Blight, Kevin M. Levin, W. Fitzhugh Brundage via The Atlantic on December 9, 2019

Police security guarding Confederate monument.

Local Officials Want to Remove Confederate Monuments—but States Won't Let Them

Laws preventing the removal of statues raise questions not only about historical legacy but also about local control and public safety.

by David A. Graham via The Atlantic on August 25, 2017

The Original Southerners

American Indians, the Civil War, and Confederate memory.

by Malinda Maynor Lowery via Southern Cultures on November 27, 2019

United Daughters of the Confederacy & White Supremacy

In an open letter, an encyclopedia editor stands behind the use of the term "white supremacy" to describe the UDC's work.

by Brendan Wolfe via Encyclopedia Virginia on August 30, 2018

Southerners Tore Down Silent Sam. Now Northerners Need to Tear Down Confederate Flags.

Each one flown outside the slave states amounts to an admission that the flag represents whiteness, not Southernness.

by Alex Pareene via HuffPost on August 29, 2018

James Longstreet's daughter visits his statue at Gettysburg.

The Missing Statues That Expose the Truth About Confederate Monuments

Why Confederacy supporters erased the legacy of one its most accomplished soldiers.

by Kevin Waite via Made by History on August 29, 2018

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