monuments

Decades after the Civil War ended, Confederate monuments began to be erected in the South – in part as a response to a Northern movement to honor its own soldiers with statues. Mark Elliott, a history professor from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, joined LX News to delve into the history of the Confederate statues and why some...

President Donald Trump says he’s cracking down on protesters who deface or tear down monuments.

The historic South Carolina city of Charleston has removed a statue honoring John C

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump said he plans to sign an executive order to protect monuments and punish anyone who vandalizes them.

Wednesday marks five years since nine black worshipers were killed in a racist attack at a South Carolina church.

A D.C. Council member wants to see more statues of minorities and women born in D.C. Out of all 116 statues in D.C., only nine are of people of color. Ward 5 Council member Kenyan McDuffie proposed legislation calling for the construction of a new statue in each ward by 2030, all of them representing minorities or women native to…

Only two of D.C.’s many statues are of D.C. natives. A councilman wants more statues of people born in D.C. representing people of color or women. Juliana Valencia reports.