Removal of Confederate Monuments and Memorials

The streets run through a predominantly black neighborhood of Hollywood.
The violence they inflict and the fear they instill must not deter us from ensuring shrines to slavers and their ideological kin are removed.
Karl Oliver later removed the Facebook post and apologized for his remarks.
History is a living document, and we should constantly aim to retell it in an effort to make the story clearer.
Activists express joy as New Orleans removes a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. It's one more blow against "the cult of the Lost Cause."
New Orleans may tear down its Confederate monuments, but its oppressive institutions remain.
GOP candidate threatens to block the move in court.
He's since backed out of the city contract, fearing for his and his family's safety.
"We think that symbols matter here, and we want the symbols in the city to reflect really who New Orleans is."
"While every historical figure leaves a mixed legacy, I believe Jefferson Davis is in a separate category, and that it is not in the university's best interest to continue commemorating him on our Main Mall."