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Confederate monuments

News

(Un)Set in Stone: Artists launch interactive installation for civic engagement

The artists behind the project say it directly addresses ongoing national conversations about legislation that restricts the removal of Confederate monuments.

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September 17, 2025

SPLC condemns reinstallation of Confederate statue by Trump administration

The Southern Poverty Law Center condemned the Trump administration's planned reinstallation of a Confederate monument toppled during 2020 protests.

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August 7, 2025

Figures, Sewell, SPLC President slam Trump over restoring Confederate military base names

Trump announced he would restore Confederate military base names, sparking criticism from SPLC President Margaret Huang and Rep. Shomari Figures.

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June 13, 2025

SPLC releases fourth edition of “Whose Heritage?” Confederate memorials report

The report tracks both the protection and removal of Confederate memorials located in public spaces, schools, street names and military bases across the U.S.

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April 25, 2025

Florence council votes against historical marker

The Florence city council voted against installing a historical marker to better explain the racist origins of a Confederate monument

May 9, 2024

Confederate monuments bill stalls in committee

It appears this bill will once again be prevented from becoming law.

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February 21, 2024

Perennial Confederate monument bill rises again

It would attempt to prevent cities from removing Confederate monuments by charging them $5,000 a day for the act.

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February 20, 2024

Opinion

Memorial Preservation Act flies in the face of “states’ rights” ideology

The centralized state government is cracking down on the rights of its individual member cities.

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May 3, 2023

Commission recommends renaming Confederate-named military bases

The Southern Poverty Law Center Action Fund noted there remain more than 700 such military location still named in honor of the Confederacy.

Eddie Burkhalter

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May 27, 2022

Civil rights group sues City of Florence over ordinances used to curb protests

Protesters say the police chief began requiring them to pay for police protection and even used noise ordinances on unamplified voices.

April 20, 2022