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Nearly 90% of House Republicans voted to restore a Confederate memorial at Arlington National Cemetery
Last year, the memorial was removed from Arlington Cemetery as part of a push to rethink military i…
John L. Dorman
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The US Army's ability to maneuver rapidly on the battlefield may be over
Modern weapons have become so accurate and lethal that soon even the most advanced armies will not …
Michael Peck
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The US Army isn't ready to attack across rivers
The US Army has a checkered past with river crossings, and modern weapons are making these operatio…
Michael Peck
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A new bill in Florida would allow citizens to sue for damage to or removal of Confederate statues
The bill does not explicitly mention Confederate statues and is meant to protect all historical mon…
Hannah Getahun
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House Republicans urge Pentagon to block removal of a Confederate memorial from Arlington National Cemetery
A group of more than 40 Republican lawmakers want to stop the Pentagon from removing a controversia…
Nathan Rennolds
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The US Navy is changing the name of a warship to honor a former slave who escaped to freedom on a stolen Confederate ship
The missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville, originally named after a major Confederate victory, will …
Jake Epstein
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How Martin Luther King Jr. Day became a federal holiday
A bill honoring Martin Luther King Jr. was first introduced in 1968, but it took 32 years for all 5…
Sonam Sheth
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Pro-Confederates celebrating 'Confederate Memorial Day' clashed with protestors at Georgia's Stone Mountain
"We have been fighting this war since 1861. We will be victorious," a Sons of Confederate Veterans …
Katie Balevic
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Alabama school board votes to remove names of Confederate leaders from 2 buildings and rename them after civil rights figures
"Our job is to make our spaces comfortable for our kids," Montgomery Public Schools Superintendent …
Pocharapon Neammanee
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US military academies should honor 'greatest examples' of the past and ditch Confederate names, commission says
The commission said removing the names of those who defended slavery was not about "erasing history…
Charles R. Davis
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Confederate flags banned from CMA country music festival for the first time
The Country Music Association said it was banning "Confederate flag imagery of any kind" from CMA F…
Alia Shoaib
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9 US Army bases named for Confederate leaders have been recommended to get these new names
If confirmed, the suggestions would name bases after Black soldiers and women soldiers for the firs…
Julie Coleman
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Email database leak reveals dozens of military members, government employees, and academic personnel are active members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans
The Sons of Confederate Veterans email database contained 71 military, 46 government, and 204 schoo…
Morgan Keith
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Mississippi governor proclaims April both Confederate Heritage Month and Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month, sparking backlash
Gov. Tate Reeves defended himself by saying he was carrying out a tradition set by his predecessors.
Hannah Getahun
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Man who carried a Confederate flag inside the US Capitol was the 'complete opposite of pleasant,' cop testifies
A Capitol police officer hailed for luring rioters away from lawmakers January 6 said the Capitol a…
C. Ryan Barber
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Christopher Columbus statue in Rhode Island that was removed after protests in 2020 quietly finds a new home. 'It's American history,' the mayor said.
A Christopher Columbus statue in Rhode Island that was vandalized during the 2020 racial justice pr…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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7 more Republican leaders endorse Democrat Josh Shapiro for Pennsylvania governor, following news of GOP candidate Doug Mastriano wearing a Confederate military uniform
Republican party members are backing Democrat PA Attorney General Josh Shapiro over state Sen. Doug…
Isabella Zavarise,Charles R. Davis
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Confederate Festival in Brazilian town where US exiles from the South founded a slave-owning colony after the Civil War faces ban, report says
An annual festival is held in a remote Brazilian town where thousands of supporters of the Confeder…
Joshua Zitser
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A Black man convicted of assault was given a retrial because the jury deliberated his case in a room decorated with Confederate signs
The jury deliberated Tim Gilbert's case in a room maintained by a Confederate heritage group. His l…
Sophia Ankel
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The childhood home of Robert E. Lee was listed for sale online but description fails to mention the Confederate general's association to the property, reports say
The historical marker outside of the Alexandria, Virginia, home is not shown on the online listing …