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Fort Lee in Virginia will change its name, which currently commemorates Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, to now honor Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg and Lt. Col. Charity Adams. (Courtesy photo)

Black History, National, Stacy M. Brown

Army Removing Confederate Name of Virginia Fort to Honor Black Heroes

by Stacy M. BrownApril 25, 2023April 26, 2023

Fort Lee, Virginia, named in honor of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, will take on a new name that honors two Black Army trailblazers.

Scores of Confederate Symbols Removed in 2020

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff WriterMarch 3, 2021December 21, 2021

Alt-right members prepare to enter Emancipation Park holding Nazi, Confederate, and Gadsden "Don't Tread on Me" flags in Charlottesville, Va. (Anthony Crider/Wikimedia Commons)

Askia Muhammad, Columnists, Op-Ed, Opinion

MUHAMMAD: Sorry Governor, the Confederate ‘Heritage’ is Hatred

by Askia MuhammadDecember 11, 2019December 21, 2021

Alt-right members prepare to enter Emancipation Park holding Nazi, Confederate, and Gadsden "Don't Tread on Me" flags in Charlottesville, Va. (Anthony Crider/Wikimedia Commons)

Columnists, Faith, Lyndia Grant, Religion

THE RELIGION CORNER: Can Confederate Supporters Ever Sympathize with Slaves?

by Lyndia GrantMay 15, 2019December 21, 2021

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Supplements

Nation Ponders Future of White Supremacist Symbols

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior EditorSeptember 13, 2017October 31, 2020

Julianne Malveaux, Op-Ed, Opinion

MALVEAUX: Confederate Statues Fall, But Economic Racism Lingers

by WI Guest AuthorAugust 23, 2017October 31, 2020

A Twitter user with the handle @ishmaelGB posted a photo of a defaced statue honoring Confederate soldiers on the Chapel Hill campus of the University of North Carolina on July 5

James Clingman, Op-Ed, Opinion

CLINGMAN: Statues, Monuments and Memorials

by WI Guest AuthorAugust 23, 2017October 31, 2020

BLANKS: Confederates in the Cathedral

by WI Guest AuthorMay 17, 2017October 30, 2020

An equestrian statue of P.G.T. Beauregard in New Orleans is seen here. (Courtesy of bestofneworleans.com)

Featured, National

New Orleans Begins Removal of Confederate Monuments

by WI Guest AuthorApril 25, 2017October 30, 2020

Little Rock Officials Weigh Renaming Confederate Boulevard

by Washington InformerSeptember 23, 2015October 30, 2020