Episcopalians struggle with history of Confederate symbols
A Confederate flag flies near the South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia. It has been taken down. PHOTO COURTESY OF WABE By MEG KINNARD Associated Press …
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Students resurface movement to remove statue from FSU
Francis Eppes statue on the campus of Florida State University. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA ALESSANDRA SHURINA Tallahassee Democrat TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – The campaign to remove …
Oral histories: New Orleans civil rights leaders, speak
In this March 12, 1961 photo, members of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) picket outside McCrory’s Department store in New Orleans to protest the …
Harriet Tubman on $20 bill?
Will Donald Trump really replace Andrew Jackson with Harriet Tubman on the $20? PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE.COM By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON – …
Black Cherokee Freedmen have right to tribal citizenship
Judge Rules That Cherokee Freedmen Have Right To Tribal Citizenship. PHOTO COURTESY OF NPR By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY – Descendants of black …
Current racial tensions have ties to history
Protesters gather outside Hollywood City Hall in support of changing the names of several streets named after prominent Confederate war generals. PHOTO BY JAVON ANTHONY …
Symbol of racist terror set for display in state museum
The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum PHOTO COURTESY OF AL JAZEERA By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The terror of a burned …
Iconic leaders pass the baton at historic Black Men Xcel summit
Congressman John Lewis addresses the crowd while Black Enterprise Founder Earl Graves Sr. looks on during the inaugural Black Men Xcel Conference. PHOTO COURTESY OF …
Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. unveiled – Ga. Capitol
Members of Martin Luther King Jr.’s family and Georgia elected leaders gather in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE JAPAN TIMES …
Confederacy lives through celebrated monuments
Confederate statue in public cemetery sparks debate PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA By JAVON ANTHONY LLOYD Special to South Florida Times WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – …