monuments

The South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled a state law preventing anyone from moving a Confederate monument or changing the historical name of a street or building without the Legislature’s permission is legal.

The plaza’s hallmark will be a new pedestrian area in the middle of the street that lights up at night. Much of the construction work will occur on weekdays between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., News4’s Adam Tuss reports.

Here’s what’s closed around the National Mall for the Fourth of July.

News4’s Doreen Gentzler reminds us of great presidential contributions with a walk through the nation’s monuments.

There are more than 150 monuments, buildings and parks in D.C. that have now been recommended for name changes, removal or contextualization. The historic figures they are named after have been found to be racist or don’t reflect the values of D.C. residents. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

More than 150 monuments, buildings and parks in D.C. have now been recommended for name changes, contextualization or removal because the historic figure they are named for is either considered a racist or doesn’t reflect the values of D.C. residents. Over almost two months, D.C. residents got to weigh in and the D.C. Facilities and Commemorative Expressions Working Group...

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.

Outside RFK Stadium in D.C., a memorial to an NFL team owner who opposed allowing African Americans to play was vandalized Thursday and removed Friday. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

A memorial outside RFK Stadium honoring the first owner of the Washington Redskins was spraypainted Thursday night and removed Friday morning.  Like so many statues and memorials around the country being targeted for honoring racists, the words “Change the name” were scrawled in dripping red paint on the monument to George Preston Marshall.  Pressure is mounting for the team...

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.