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KKK and The Confederate Army
Confederate monuments: Nathan Bedford Forrest, the general involved in the Fort Pillow massacre (The Gasden Times)What we can learn from the Midwestern war against the Klan 100 years ago (The Washington Post)When Confederate-glorifying monuments went up in the South, voting in Black areas went down (Talking Points Memo)
Stone Mountain
Book Bans
Book ban efforts spread across the U.S. (The New York Times)Schools banned books about Black life. Black kids are reading anyway. (NBC News)Over 1,600 books were banned in U.S. school districts in one year – and the number is increasing (CBS News)- Penguin Random House launches high schoolers’ award to combat book bans ( The Guardian)
Removing Statues
- Charlottesville’s Lee statue meets its end, in a 2,250-degree furnace
(Washington Post) 73 Confederate monuments were removed or renamed last year, report finds (CNN)Report on Chicago's monuments urges removal of Columbus statues, creation of markers that tell city's 'true and complete history' (The Art Newspaper)What to do with Arlington Cemetary's Confederate memorial (The Washington Post)DC lawmaker reintroduces bill to remove emancipation statue from park (WJLA)Remainder of Confederate monument removed from park in front of Jacksonville City Hall (Florda Times-Union)Suit aims to halt removal of Arlington Cemetary's Confederate memorial (The Washington Post)Youngkin directs VMI to accept controversial Confederate statue (The Washington Post)For $18.65, famous artist designs racial justice windows for National Cathedral (The Washington Post)Confederate stained glass windows replaced at National Cathedral with homage to racial justice (Fox5DC)Pieces of Jackie Robinson Statue are found burning in Kansas park (The New York Times)
Creating Statues
Recognizing Women
The monument controversy nobody is talking about (The Washington Post)Plans for Vel Phillips statue at Wisconsin Capitol would build representation of women in public monuments (Wisconsin Pubic Radio)
New Laws Prohibiting Vandalism and Removal of Confederate Statues
Erasing History and Sexuality from Education Systems
Efforts to ban Critical Race Theory could restrict teaching for a third of America's kids (EdWeek)DeSantis pushes ban on diversity programs in state colleges (AP News)Race left out of Rosa Parks story in revised weekly lesson text for Florida schools highlights confusion with Florida law (CNN)Exclusive: New Data Shows the Anti-Critical Race Theory Movement Is 'Far From Over' (TIME)Efforts to ban critical race theory have been put forth in all but one state – and many threaten schools with a loss of funds (The Conversation)National wave of anti-CRT measures trickles into California schools (EdSource)Florida approves Black history standards decried as 'step backward' (The Washington Post)
Present-Day Discussions about Race
- U.S. book bans are taking a toll on a beloved tradition: Scholastic Book Fairs (NPR)
- Maryland high school named after slave-owning colonel could be renamed (Fox News)
Black History for White People 1619 (The New York Times)Heritage and Hate: Mississippi's State Flag (VICE News)How Southern socialites rewrote Civil War History (Vox)A Conversation on Race and Privilege with Angela Davis and Jane Elliott (University of Houston)A Conversation with White People on Race (The New York Times)I Am Not Your Negro
