Confederate Monuments

A historical sign reading "J.G. de Roulhac Hamilton, 1878-1961. Historian, professor, and founder of the Southern Historical Collection at UNC. Born half a block West."

History, Hamilton Hall and the Last Black Man in Galion

Dave DeWitt

Dave DeWitt reflects on the way history is written on the buildings, monuments and political systems that surround us 鈥� and why it's so important to question who wrote that history, what they left out or misrepresented, and who suffers from that erasure.

Race, Class & Communities

Since George Floyd's Death, These Confederate Monuments Have Been Removed In North Carolina

Mitchell Northam

According to data tracked by 吉彩网网站, at least 24 Confederate monuments have been removed (or have been approved for removal) in North Carolina since May 25, 2020; the day that George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Only Virginia has removed more monuments since Floyd's death.

A light brown, sand colored monument in front of a brown building. The monument is made up of bricks, the bricks are stacked ontop of each other, narrowing as it goes upwards

Race, Class & Communities

Third And Final Confederate Monument To Leave Asheville鈥檚 Pack Square

Kaia Findlay

The Asheville City Council voted to remove the third and final Confederate monument from Asheville鈥檚 Pack Square Tuesday night. The 65-foot Vance Monument鈥�

Race, Class & Communities

Third And Final Confederate Monument To Leave Asheville鈥檚 Pack Square

Kaia Findlay

The Asheville City Council voted to remove the third and final Confederate monument from Asheville鈥檚 Pack Square Tuesday night. The 65-foot Vance Monument鈥�

Protesters around the Vance Monument in early June 2020 following the killing of George Floyd

News

Asheville City Council Accepts Recommendation To Remove Vance Monument, But Questions Remain

Matt Bush

Asheville City Council voted Tuesday night to accept the recommendation from a task force to remove the Vance Monument from downtown Asheville's Pack...

Protesters in downtown Graham on July 12, 2020. Among other demands, they wanted the Confederate monument in front of the courthouse removed.

Race, Class & Communities

Activists See Shades Of 1870 Lynching In Alamance Today

Naomi P. Brown

Protesters are drenched with sweat as they make the mile-and-a-half walk from Burlington to Graham on a hot July day.These Black Lives Matter protesters鈥�

Race, Class & Communities

Asheville May Remove Slave-Owner Names From Some Streets

Associated Press

The North Carolina city of Asheville is considering removing the names of slave owners and other people associated with discrimination from some streets鈥�

A rainy evening drew few protests outside the Gaston County courthouse but dozens of speakers inside.

Race, Class & Communities

After 108 Years, Confederate Soldier Will No Longer Stand Outside Gaston Courthouse

Ann Doss Helms

Gaston County commissioners voted 6-1 Monday night to move a Confederate monument that has stood in front of the courthouse since 1912.

Protesters calling for the removal of Confederate monument in Graham, North Carolina, face off with Confederate sympathizers on Saturday, July 11, 2020.

Race, Class & Communities

Demonstrators Gather Near Confederate Statue in Graham

Jason deBruyn

There were tense moments in Graham over the weekend, as Black Lives Matter demonstrators came face-to-face with Confederate sympathizers.Graham Mayor鈥�

The Old Well on the UNC- Chapel Hill campus.

Race, Class & Communities

UNC Commission Proposes Removing 4 Building Names Honoring White Supremacists

Liz Schlemmer

A UNC Chapel Hill commission voted Friday to recommend removing the names of four prominent white supremacists from campus buildings. The resolution will鈥�