Thursday, December 12, 2024
Photo courtesy of Julian Vannerson A Virginia judge has ruled that Charlottesville’s Confederate statues are war monuments protected by state law and that they shall not be removed by local officials. The ruling was the result of a lawsuit filed against the Charlottesville City Council, who had voted to remove […]
Photo courtesy of Gilbert Gaul, Wikipedia A civil war plaque hanging in a courthouse that lists former Confederate soldiers has caused conflict among residents in Jefferson County, West Virginia. After a small group of African-American women sent a letter to the county commission demanding to have the plaque removed, voters […]
