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Catholics, Alt Right Clash With Protesters over Louis IX Statue

One group demanded that its anchoring sculpture, a statue of King Louis IX, come down as a token of reconciliation against the generations of hate they feel the statue represents. A collective of other groups, including individuals who said they belonged to The Catholic Church and white supremacists, stood in defense of the statue of the city’s namesake.

Activists Push for Removal of Statue of Freed Slave Kneeling Before Lincoln

The Emancipation Memorial, intended to commemorate the end of slavery, has prompted a thorny debate over what the interaction between the two figures conveys.

‘An Inappropriate Namesake’: Princeton Strips Woodrow Wilson’s Name From Public-Policy School

Princeton's decision is all the more notable for how recently the university had resisted this precise step. 

We Insist: A Century Of Black Music Against State Violence

Like music itself, this spirit of resistance takes many shapes, but has never been silenced.

There’s Another Confederate Monument in the US Capitol: Jefferson Davis’ Old Desk

Once a symbol of treachery, his former Senate seat has become a tribute to his memory.

A Debate Over Identity and Race Asks, Are African-Americans ‘Black’ or ‘black’?

For proponents of capitalizing black, there are grammatical reasons — it is a proper noun, referring to a specific group of people with a shared political identity, shaped by colonialism and slavery. 

The FBI Has a History of Targeting Black Activists. That's Still True Today

The FBI has long disrupted and discredited civil rights leaders. It should put its authorities to better use by holding officers accountable.

My Confederate Past

by Stuart Stevens

I ask myself now why did it take so long for me to realize what it might be like for nearly 40 percent of my state to go to school and work under a flag that represented a cause dedicated to the right to own their ancestors? 

When the Toppled Statue Is of Your Great-Great-Great-Grandfather

Descendants of Robert E. Lee and others whose statues are coming down are confronting this moment’s reassessment of history in a very personal way.

John C. Calhoun Statue Taken Down from its Perch above Charleston’s Marion Square

The city's removal of John C. Calhoun's statue was much more difficult than anticipated. May we assume the same of his legacy? 

The Black-White Wage Gap Is as Big as It Was in 1950

Recent research indicates little progress since the Truman administration.

Madison Protesters Tear Down Capitol Statues, Attack State Senator From Milwaukee As Fury Erupts Again

The statue of a Wisconsin abolitionist seemed an odd target for protesters. 

U.S. Marshals Told to Prepare to Protect Monuments Nationwide as Trump Targets People who Vandalize Structures during Protests

A spokesman for the Marshals service said Wednesday, “We don’t confirm or deny any enforcement actions that we might take.”

“There Is No Excuse”: University of Mississippi Faculty Members Condemn Proposed “Shrine to White Supremacy”

by Kiese Laymon

For years members of the community have fought state legislators to have a Confederate statue removed. Faculty are releasing this statement in response to new plans for the memorial that would include its move to a newly renovated cemetery, “a shrine to white supremacy,” as one staff member and signatory puts it.

We Can End Qualified Immunity Tomorrow

We need not wait for Congress or the Supreme Court to deny police officers qualified immunity when they violate constitutional rights. State attorneys general and city law departments can—and should—lead the charge themselves.

New Film Tells Tale of North Korean Orphans Sent to Europe

The documentary film “Kim Il Sung’s Children” will be released June 25, the 70th anniversary of the Korean War’s start.

Geico Quietly Takes Down Ad Referencing Civil War Massacre of Black Soldiers

The insurer’s radio ad used the phrase ‘Fort Pillow,’ which is the name of a Tennessee fort where 300 Union soldiers were killed after surrendering.

Tackling The Racial Wealth Gap: William Darity's Plan For Reparations (Audio)

WBUR's On Point discusses the issue of reparations to African Americans with economics and public policy professor William Darity and also discusses the legacy of the Rosewood Massacre with the grandson of the oldest survivor of the Florida episode of racist terrorism.

Protesters Try to Topple Andrew Jackson Statue Near White House

Jackson has long been criticized by Native American activists for his role in forcing indigenous tribes off their ancestral lands. Many of them died in the process. Trump, however, has repeatedly praised Jackson.

What Persuades White Southerners to Remove Confederate Flags and Monuments?

Social science experiments suggest that white Southerners can be persuaded to let go of the Confederacy through frank discussion of the region's history of racism. Comparisons to Nazi Germany? Not so much.