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A cyclist passes a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis on the University of Texas campus, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015, in Austin, Texas. University of Texas officials are asking an Austin ...
A panel that oversees statues in the Kentucky Capitol voted 11-1 Friday to remove the controversial statue of Confederacy President Jefferson Davis from the Rotunda, in line with Gov. Andy Beshear ...
It's been nearly a week since the Battle of Liberty Place obelisk was hauled away in the dead of night early Monday morning, the first of four Confederate- and Reconstruction-era ...
Jefferson Davis Statue Voted Out Of Kentucky State Capitol : ... In Kentucky, and in Louisville especially, the police killing of Breonna Taylor has also sparked large protest movements.
A crowd of protesters in Richmond, Virginia, brought down the statue of Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederacy, CNN affiliate WRIC reported.
The city of New Orleans, Louisiana has removed a large Jefferson Davis statue, taking it down under the cover of darkness to ward off threats. You can watch the statue come down above as workers ...
Unlike the previous removal, this one had a larger group of people to protest its removal. READ MORE: Judge denies request to halt Confederate statue’s removal in New Orleans ...
Supporters of Confederate heritage wanting to save the Jefferson Davis monument faced off with counterprotesters Sunday afternoon at the Davis statue on Monument Avenue.
Jefferson Davis and his legacy departed Kentucky's Capitol Rotunda after a 12-foot marble statue commemorating the lone president of the Confederate States of America was removed from its base ...
The statue is displayed intentionally in its "2020 state." The head is dented and the arm is torn. Pink latex paint is splattered down Davis’ body and on the podium, ...
In the early hours of 11 May 2017, a statue of Jefferson Davis ... Sparking Protest." 24 April 2017. By Kim LaCapria. Kim LaCapria is a former writer for Snopes. Article Tags.