Crews in Baltimore worked overnight to remove four Confederate statues.  Following city council approved on Monday evening, Mayor Catherine Pugh ordered their removal out of concern for the safety and security of the people of Baltimore. Historically, Maryland sided with the Union in the Civil War, 22,000 of its residents fought for the Confederacy. Statues […]

The first of four Confederate monuments was removed overnight in the city of New Orleans. At about 1:30 a.m., with snipers at watch, the Battle of Liberty Place monument was extracted as a part of the city’s effort to memorialize long standing expressions of white supremacy and racism. City officials chose to operate overnight in order […]

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The monument, which has stood in its place since 1895, won't be put away forever -- the statue will be moved to another location, University President James Ramsey confirmed in an announcement with Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer on Friday.

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