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Audit of U.S. monuments reveal common traits and a reverence for war-fighters

The Monument Lab recently completed an audit to assess the current monument landscape in the U.S.

By Merideth Bucher/WITF

Gettysburg Sculpture Museum among organizations interested in acquiring Charlottesville statues

At least 13 organizations and one municipality have expressed interest in acquiring two statues of Confederate generals removed from downtown Charlottesville parks.

By The Associated Press

Robert E. Lee statue removed in Charlottesville

A Confederate monument that helped spark a violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, has been hoisted off its stone pedestal.

By The Associated Press

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Confederate symbols prove difficult to remove in many states

It’s proving difficult to take down the Confederate symbols that remain across the United States

By The Associated Press


Report: 59 Confederate symbols removed across the country since George Floyd’s death

Confederate symbols are not the only ones that have come down as the nation turned renewed attention to symbols of bigotry.
By NPR


Gettysburg ‘protest’ shows power of Internet to divide Americans

A fake flag burning event drew hundreds of armed civilians to national battlefield site
By Russ Walker/PA Post


Gettysburg reckons with Confederacy symbols

“There’s a difference between education and glorification."
By The Associated Press
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