robert e. lee

One Tweet Perfectly Captures Why America Doesn't Need Confederate Statues

Writer Jamil Smith has an excellent retort for “folks worried about erasing history.”
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Jimmy Fallon As Washington And Seth Meyers As Jefferson Trash Talk Robert E. Lee

"SNL" alums return to "Weekend Update" to set the record straight.
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Amazing, Inspiring Statues Are Out There, And They Don’t Honor Racists

Twitter users are sharing their favorites.
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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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Trump attorney John Dowd Forwards Bizarre Email Rant Defending Robert E. Lee

"There is literally no difference between" George Washington and Lee, email claims, which also attacks the Black Lives Matter movement.
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These Confederate Monuments Are Likely Next To Fall

In the wake of Charlottesville, other cities are contemplating removing their own Confederate memorials.
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Heather Heyer's Mom Speaks At Memorial

The family of Heather Heyer mourn the world’s loss and call for action after her death in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Heather Heyer’s Family Honors Her Legacy With A Call For Unity

The family of Heather Heyer mourn the world’s loss and call for action after her death in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Man Who Claims To Be Robert E. Lee Descendant Says It’s Time For The Statues To Come Down

"People are dying because we have been complicit in our silence or in our action," says Robert Wright Lee IV, who says he's the general's great-great-great-great-nephew.
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Two Brooklyn Streets Named for Pro-Slavery Confederate Generals

Inside the borough's latest move to honor two key figures who fought to uphold the institution of slavery.
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