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Confederate monuments

A Daughters of the Confederacy monument found in Bonham, Texas.

Jim Crow Still Lingers in Bonham, Civil Rights Lawyers Say

A complaint filed this week alleges biracial child faced two years of racially motivated attacks.

by Josephine Lee

Keep Reading

In Gainesville, the Past Is Repeating Itself

by Michael Barajas

A Texas Agency is Defending the Confederacy

by Michael Hardy

The Racist History Behind El Paso’s XII Travelers Memorial

by David Dorado Romo

Apr 26, 2018

Dallas Isn’t Ready to Remove its Confederate Monuments

Citing costs, Dallas’ mayor and eight other Council members voted to delay the removal of the Confederate War Memorial across from City Hall.

by Morgan O'Hanlon

Nov 01, 2017

Abbott Supports Removing Inaccurate Capitol Displays. Do Slavery-Denying Plaques Count?

In debate over Confederate marker, Abbott won’t say whether it’s “substantially inaccurate” to deny slavery’s connection to the Civil War.

by Michael Barajas

confederate Oct 30, 2017

Who’s Defending Texas’ Confederate Monuments?

Meet the leader of the rifle-wielding, Confederate-flag toting group that calls itself “protectors of all things Texas.”

by Gus Bova

Oct 10, 2017

Amid Anti-Confederate Push, San Antonio School District Changes Lee High School … to LEE High School

by Michael Barajas

Sep 28, 2017

While Confederate Monuments Fall in Texas’ Big Cities, Others Take a Slower Pace

Several Confederate monuments in Texas' metropolitan areas have been removed since Charlottesville, but Amarillo officials have been slow to act.

by Michael Barajas

Aug 19, 2017

Confederate Monument Protests Draw Hundreds in Houston and Dallas

“There’s no reason that Houston, the fourth largest city in the country, a city with a black mayor, should have Confederate statues on display in 2017.”

by John Savage

Aug 18, 2017

Dallas, Houston Protests Planned as Confederate Monuments Under Fire in Texas

Texas is home to 178 public memorials to the Confederacy, second only to Virginia.

by Gus Bova

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