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1898 And The Shadow Of Jim Crow In North Carolina
State Supreme Court hears arguments in Confederate monument case
Imprisoned by federal troops shortly after the end of Civil War, North Carolina Gov. Zebulon Vance wrote his friend from jail in a state of despair. “There are indications that the radicals intend to force perfect Negro equality upon us. Should this be done, and there is nothing I can do to prevent it, it would revive […]
With the last of nine base renamings, the Army helps cast aside the myth of the Confederacy
As the Army renamed the last of nine bases originally named for Confederate generals, an entire category of memorials venerating the Confederacy disappeared. The bases had been named for men who fought against the very Army that uses them, and who fought for the right to own slaves. The new names could scarcely be more […]
North Carolina judge investigated for saying racial bias exists files lawsuit
Defenders of Confederate symbols distort history to sow division
How Southern socialites rewrote Civil War history
NC appeals court dismisses challenge to Louisburg’s Confederate monument removal
Research Suggests Confederate Monuments Correlate With Low Voter Turnout Among Black Communities
Confederate monuments burst into public consciousness in 2015 when a shooting at a historically Black church in Charleston, South Carolina, instigated the first broad calls for their removal. The shooter intended to start a race war and had posed with Confederate imagery in photos posted online. Monument removal efforts grew in 2017 after a counterprotester was killed at […]
The message of Confederate monuments: White supremacy is tolerated here
Last summer, I participated in a capital trial in Vance County for Ty Hargrove, a Black man who had lived in Vance his whole life. As a young Black lawyer with family roots only an hour away from Vance, I was excited to return to the South to practice law after graduating from law school in […]
In Edenton, Progress of Removing a Confederate Monument Has Stalled, Dividing the Town
The Town of Edenton and United Daughters of the Confederacy are negotiating the next move in this twisted tale. One important note about this Confederate monument is that it was dedicated in 1909, in front of the courthouse. But it was moved from the courthouse to the waterfront in 1961. If you’re driving on U.S. […]
Robeson County Commissioners Vote to Relocate Confederate Monument
The Robeson County Commissioners decided Monday to relocate the Confederate monument at the Robeson County Courthouse. The monument, a tall marble obelisk with a soldier at its peak, stands just in front of the main entrance to the courthouse; it was dedicated May 10, 1907. The decision comes after years of research and back-and-forth from […]