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Senate committee approves two monument bills

One bill would make it a Class B felony to damage a monument during a riot, with a prison sentence up to 20 years.
February 9, 2022

Alabama House Democrats announce support for repealing Memorial Preservation Act

A Democratic state representative is asking Alabamians to show support for repealing the Memorial Preservation Act, which makes it illegal for cities and counties to remove Confederate monuments, by signing a Change.org petition and calling their local representatives and senators.  Rep. Juandalynn Givan has prefiled a bill, HB8, which would repeal the Act and loosen … Continued
August 24, 2020

Edmund Pettus descendant calls for bridge to be renamed

A California man who bears the surname at the center of a debate about how history is remembered has come out in support of renaming the Edmund Pettus Bridge. “I share that name of Pettus with secessionists, slave owners, and traitors to the United States,” David Pettus, 72, wrote in a statement he sent to … Continued
August 12, 2020

Brooks defends states with Confederate statues in U.S. Capitol’s statuary collection

Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, said he will vote against H.R. 7573, a Democrat-sponsored bill to remove “undesirable” statues from the U.S. Capitol. The U.S. Capitol’s National Statuary Collection has 100 statues including two from each state. “The 1864 law establishing the National Statuary Collection provides that each state may ‘furnish statues … of deceased persons … Continued
July 21, 2020