Removal of Confederate Monuments and Memorials

Stephen Colbert Just Figured Out Why The South Lost The Civil War

"Late Show" host busts out his impression of a Confederate general.
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Several States Have Erected Laws To Protect Confederate Monuments

A maze of statutes has been designed to protect those statues.
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Cory Booker Is Introducing A Bill To Remove Confederate Statues From The Capitol

"The Capitol is a place for all Americans to come and feel welcomed, encouraged, and inspired."
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Hundreds Line Up, Dozens Ask To Be Arrested For Destroying Confederate Statue

"All of us are here, and we are willing to take whatever responsibility, whatever consequences come along with the removal of that statue."
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Tampa Sports Teams Donate Money To Help Move Confederate Monument

Former Buccaneers coach Tony Dungy challenged them to chip in with his own contribution.
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Maine Gov. Paul LePage Says Taking Down Confederate Statues Is Like Removing 9/11 Memorial

"Whether we like it or not, this is what our history is," said the Trump-backing Republican.
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Trump Cares About Irreplaceable Objects, Except When He Doesn't

For someone so concerned with "beautiful statues," Trump seems to have forgotten his own track record with historic artifacts.
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Baltimore's Confederate Monument Was Never About 'History And Culture'

Why would a city in a state that sat out the Civil War erect a monument to Confederate generals in 1948?
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New Orleans Mayor: Confederate Statues Honor A 'Fictional, Sanitized Confederacy'

In May 2017, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu explained why it is so important that Confederate monuments come down.
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Donald Trump 'Sad To See' Confederate Monuments Being Taken Down

"Who's next, Washington, Jefferson?"
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