This piece was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource. Toddlers yelling, running around the hardwood floors and leaving cracker crumbs on the ground. A laptop screen dented by a soup can dropped by a kid. At one point, a room covered from ceiling to floor with hand prints after kids […]
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West Virginia, Born Out of the Civil War, Grapples with Confederate Monuments
As statues of Confederate generals have been toppled or ordered down across the American South, all still stand in West Virginia, the only state born out of the American Civil War. One hundred fifty-seven years ago last Saturday, West Virginia seceded from Virginia to join the Union and reject the […]
Read MoreLatest Legal Hurdle to Removing Confederate Statues in Virginia: The Wishes of Their Long-Dead White Donors
A controversial statue of Robert E. Lee will remain in place in Richmond, the former capital of the American Confederacy –- at least temporarily. On June 18, a judge extended an injunction barring the removal of the Confederate general’s statue, stating that “the monument is the property of the people,” […]
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