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.
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Confederate nostalgia isn’t good business. It makes Alabama look backward and traitorous.
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Supporters, opponents speak on bill to strengthen Alabama’s monument protection law
Democrats and others oppose the bill, which they say limits local power to remove and rename Confederate monuments and memorials.
Alabama tied for most Confederate symbols removed in 2020
Competing bills this legislative session would either repeal or strengthen Alabama's Memorial Preservation Act.
Members of SPLC-labeled “hate group” helped draft new monuments bill, lawmaker says
Rep. Mike Holmes said two Southern Cultural Center members helped draft the legislation. The group's chairman says that's not so.
Bill to repeal Memorial Preservation Act fails to advance
Rep. Juandalynn Givan's bill was sent to a subcommittee after the state House Judiciary Committee failed to approve an amendment.
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
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
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