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United Daughters of the Confederacy would lose Virginia tax breaks, if Youngkin signs off
Legislation that would end tax benefits for the United Daughters of the Confederacy is on its way to Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who hasn’t said whether he supports it. The Richmond-based women’s group was established after the Civil War and helped erect many of the country’s Confederate monuments. A bill that reached final passage Monday would end an exemption...
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Confederate memorial removed from Arlington National Cemetery
A century-old memorial to Confederate soldiers is now in the process of being removed from Arlington National Cemetery after a ruling by a federal judge. News4’s Jackie Bensen explains how legal challenges persisted until hours before the removal began.
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Work resumes on Arlington Confederate memorial removal
A century-old memorial to Confederate soldiers was removed from Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday after a ruling by a federal judge.
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Confederate memorial removed from Arlington National Cemetery
A century-old memorial to Confederate soldiers was removed from Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday after a ruling by a federal judge. Photos provided by cemetery officials show a crew using a crane to hoist up the bronze statue near sunrise. “In accordance with the recent court ruling, the Army has resumed the deliberate process of removing the Confederate Memorial from…
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Judge lifts injunction blocking removal of Confederate memorial at Arlington Cemetery
The U.S. Army will resume the removal of a century-old memorial to Confederate soldiers from Arlington National Cemetery following a court ruling Tuesday evening, the cemetery said in a statement.
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Judge issues order keeping Confederate memorial at Arlington Cemetery for now
A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order barring removal of a memorial to Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. A group called Defend Arlington, affiliated with a group called Save Southern Heritage Florida, filed a lawsuit Sunday in federal court in Alexandria seeking the restraining order. A hearing has been scheduled for Wednesday. Work to remove the memorial...
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Confederate memorial to be removed from Arlington National Cemetery
The removal of the statue is a part of the push to remove symbols that commemorate the Confederacy from military-related facilities, an Arlington National Cemetery spokesperson said.
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National Cathedral replaces windows honoring Confederacy with stained-glass homage to racial justice
The Washington National Cathedral unveiled new stained-glass windows Saturday with a theme of racial justice, replacing windows that honored Confederate generals. The new windows depict a march for justice by African Americans.
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Fort Bragg Becomes Fort Liberty in Army's Most Prominent Move to Erase Confederate Names From Bases
Fort Bragg shed its Confederate namesake Friday to become Fort Liberty in a ceremony some veterans view as a small but important step in making the U.S. Army more welcoming to Black service members. The change is part of a broad Department of Defense initiative to rename military installations bearing the name of confederate soldiers. It was prompted by the...
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Confederate General's Remains Moved to Virginia Hometown
The remains of a Confederate general unearthed from beneath a monument at the center of a Virginia intersection have been reinterred at a cemetery in his hometown. Last month, Richmond, which served as the Confederacy’s capital for most of the Civil War, removed the statue of Confederate Gen. A.P. Hill and the general’s remains buried beneath after a court battle....