monuments
Virginia evicts Confederate monuments from its state Capitol
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia has removed from its iconic state capitol the busts and a statue honoring Confederate generals and officials. That includes a bronze statue of Gen. Robert E....
Defaced Nazi memorial in Canada being investigated as 'hate crime'
A memorial commemorating soldiers in the 14th SS Division in an Ontario cemetery was “defaced” with the words “Nazi war monument” in June.
Cameroon activist campaigns against colonial monuments
DOUALA - Activist Andre Blaise Essama has been battling to purge Cameroon of monuments celebrating its French colonial past and replace them with local heroes long before protests swept the...
Controversial monument and KKK gathering spot reopens for Fourth of July
Despite public outrage and calls for its removal, the largest Confederate memorial in the world has reopened just in time for Fourth of July celebrations. Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial —...
Trump staffer tweets photo of 'improved' Mount Rushmore
A staffer for President Trump’s campaign on Friday tweeted a photo of what she called an “improved” Mt. Rushmore — with the commander in chief’s image added to the national...
Indigenous activists call for removal of conquistador, missionary statues
Activists are now calling for the removal of statues depicting missionary and conquistador who contributed to indigenous genocide, according to a new report. Some of the monuments have already been...
Trump calls on George Washington statue vandals to surrender
President Trump on Tuesday called for the two vandals who threw red paint at George Washington statues in Manhattan to turn themselves in.
Montana man arrested for pulling down Ten Commandments monument
Montana police arrested a man who they said pulled down a courthouse Ten Commandments monument with a chain and a pickup truck, according to reports. Anthony Weimer was booked into...
Trump tweets 15 flyers of suspects tied to Andrew Jackson monument vandalism
President Trump has appointed himself Monuments Man -- taking it upon himself to personally circulate images of suspects accused of vandalizing an Andrew Jackson statue in the nation's capital earlier...
Trump signs order promising 'long prison terms' for defacing monuments
President Trump on Friday signed an executive order that he says will toughen enforcement of penalties for those who vandalize monuments. "I just had the privilege of signing a very...
Let the city vote on Teddy Roosevelt
The board of directors of the Museum of Natural History, who I imagine run the ideological gamut from super-woke to ultra-woke, have resolved to remove the statue of President Theodore...
McConnell calls protesters who vandalized statues 'historically illiterate'
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday denounced protesters who vandalize statues as "common criminals" and "historically illiterate." The Kentucky Republican weighed in as President Trump prepares an executive order...
US Marshals told to 'immediately prepare' to defend national monuments
U.S. Marshals have been told they should gear up to defend national monuments across the country, after several of the structures were toppled or vandalized during recent protests, a report...
'Not on my watch': South Dakota governor rejects changing Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushmore won’t face a revisionist reckoning anytime soon as statues of former Presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson face renewed scrutiny, South Dakota’s governor said Wednesday. Gov. Kristi Noem...
White House sends in reinforcements to protect monuments
The move follows the toppling on Friday of DC's only statue of a Confederate leader, Albert Pike, near the city's police headquarters.
Chirlane McCray still the only member of panel that will decide fate of NYC monuments
Critics have accused de Blasio of using city resources to boost his wife's political future as she's expressed interest in running for Brooklyn borough president next year.
Shaun King's calls to remove white Jesus statues leads to ridicule, outrage, threats
"If your religion requires Jesus to be a blonde haired blue eyed Jesus, then your religion is not Christianity, but white supremacy," King tweeted.
Trump rips Museum of Natural History for removal of Roosevelt statue
President Trump is speaking out against the removal of a statue of former President Theodore Roosevelt from outside the American Museum of Natural History.
Thomas Jefferson monument bashers no better than the Taliban
In this week’s episode of things we were told would never happen, members of the New York City Council, including the speaker, are demanding that a statue of Thomas Jefferson...
Call them the 1619 riots
America is burning. Rioters set fire to police stations and restaurants. Looters have ravaged shops from coast to coast. And now they’re coming for the statues — not just of...