Civil War /tags/civil-war Civil War en-US WLRN Tue, 22 Feb 2022 16:15:00 GMT A picture of U.S. democracy in action: Black people at work, rest and play /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-02-22/a-picture-of-u-s-democracy-in-action-black-people-at-work-rest-and-play A mantra for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture is to explore American History through an African American lens. Tue, 22 Feb 2022 16:15:00 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-02-22/a-picture-of-u-s-democracy-in-action-black-people-at-work-rest-and-play Walter Ray Watson With Robert E. Lee's Statue Gone, Virginia Reveals Some New Plans For Its Pedestal /news/2021-09-08/with-robert-e-lees-statue-gone-virginia-reveals-some-new-plans-for-its-pedestal A 133-year-old time capsule that was placed at the pedestal of the Confederate monument in Richmond, Va. in 1887 will be replaced by a new time capsule filled with modern-day artifacts. Wed, 08 Sep 2021 18:07:59 GMT /news/2021-09-08/with-robert-e-lees-statue-gone-virginia-reveals-some-new-plans-for-its-pedestal Jonathan Franklin Virginia's Massive Robert E. Lee Statue Has Been Removed /news/2021-09-08/virginias-massive-robert-e-lee-statue-has-been-removed More than a year after Gov. Ralph Northam ordered the 12-ton statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee to be removed, it was lifted from its pedestal in Richmond, Va., to be placed into storage. Wed, 08 Sep 2021 13:28:41 GMT /news/2021-09-08/virginias-massive-robert-e-lee-statue-has-been-removed Whittney Evans, David Streever Confederate Imagery On Stone Mountain Is Changing, But Not Fast Enough For Some /news/2021-06-21/confederate-imagery-on-stone-mountain-is-changing-but-not-fast-enough-for-some The 90-foot carving on the side of Stone Mountain in Georgia is the largest Confederate monument in the world. As the U.S. undergoes racial reckoning, the monument's future remains in doubt. Mon, 21 Jun 2021 11:00:49 GMT /news/2021-06-21/confederate-imagery-on-stone-mountain-is-changing-but-not-fast-enough-for-some Emil Moffatt Spanish Dictator Francisco Franco's Remains Can Be Moved, Court Rules /2019-09-24/spanish-dictator-francisco-francos-remains-can-be-moved-court-rules Spain's high court handed a victory to the ruling Socialist party, which has been pushing for the fascist leader to be moved from from the Valley of the Fallen near Madrid. Tue, 24 Sep 2019 16:58:20 GMT /2019-09-24/spanish-dictator-francisco-francos-remains-can-be-moved-court-rules Brakkton Booker Key West Honors Black Union Soldiers /news/2016-01-29/key-west-honors-black-union-soldiers For almost a century, Key West's Bayview Park has been home to memorials to both sides of the Civil War. A pavilion honoring Confederate soldiers and… Fri, 29 Jan 2016 20:55:10 GMT /news/2016-01-29/key-west-honors-black-union-soldiers Nancy Klingener Key West Preserves Memorials To Confederate and Union armies /news/2015-08-25/key-west-preserves-memorials-to-confederate-and-union-armies Since the shootings that killed nine people in Charleston, S.C., symbols of the Confederacy have been disappearing throughout the American South.But the… Tue, 25 Aug 2015 18:31:11 GMT /news/2015-08-25/key-west-preserves-memorials-to-confederate-and-union-armies Nancy Klingener Florida's Largest Civil War Battle Isn't Over Yet /news/2014-02-28/floridas-largest-civil-war-battle-isnt-over-yet The re-enactment of the Battle of Olustee drew nearly 3,000 people to a state park in rural Baker County last weekend – including 2,500 re-enactors who… Fri, 28 Feb 2014 15:50:30 GMT /news/2014-02-28/floridas-largest-civil-war-battle-isnt-over-yet Margie Menzel and the News Service of Florida