/tags/confederacy confederacy en-US WLRN Fri, 05 Nov 2021 21:52:53 GMT /2021-11-05/miami-beach-mayor-gelber-confederate-currency-the-color-of-money-and-horses-healing-hearts Miami Beach voters said yes to change. An art exhibit looks at money, specifically the money from the Confederacy and its link to slavery. Plus, a local organization helps children deal with trauma by teaching them about horses. Fri, 05 Nov 2021 21:52:53 GMT /2021-11-05/miami-beach-mayor-gelber-confederate-currency-the-color-of-money-and-horses-healing-hearts Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /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 /local-news/2020-12-07/lawmaker-wants-florida-to-end-confederate-holidays The holidays mark the birthdays of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and Confederate President Jefferson Davis, along with a Confederate Memorial Day. Mon, 07 Dec 2020 11:36:04 GMT /local-news/2020-12-07/lawmaker-wants-florida-to-end-confederate-holidays News Service of Florida Staff /2020-07-22/house-passes-bill-removing-confederate-statues-other-figures-from-capitol Democrats say they want to remember history, but not honor Confederates. Their bill also calls for removing a bust of Justice Taney, author of a landmark case barring citizenship for an enslaved man. Wed, 22 Jul 2020 17:31:59 GMT /2020-07-22/house-passes-bill-removing-confederate-statues-other-figures-from-capitol Deirdre Walsh /2019-09-14/judge-blocks-removal-of-confederate-statue-that-sparked-charlottesville-protest An effort to remove the statue of Robert E. Lee sparked the white nationalist rally in 2017 that resulted in the deaths of counter-demonstrator Heather Heyer and two state police officers. Sat, 14 Sep 2019 22:40:29 GMT /2019-09-14/judge-blocks-removal-of-confederate-statue-that-sparked-charlottesville-protest Shannon Van Sant /2018-02-07/state-could-end-recognition-of-confederate-holidays Florida could remove the birthdays of Confederate General Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis from a list of legal holidays under a bill that has cleared... Wed, 07 Feb 2018 13:58:42 GMT /2018-02-07/state-could-end-recognition-of-confederate-holidays The Associated Press /news/2017-11-15/bethune-gets-backing-to-replace-confederate-in-capitol A statue of civil-rights leader and educator Mary McLeod Bethune is getting support in both chambers of the Legislature as a replacement for a Confederate… Wed, 15 Nov 2017 18:02:30 GMT /news/2017-11-15/bethune-gets-backing-to-replace-confederate-in-capitol News Service Florida /2017-10-20/students-school-parents-on-civility-in-confederate-monument-discussion As Jacksonville residents grapple with whether to remove the city’s Confederate monuments a group of area high school students are offering a more... Fri, 20 Oct 2017 10:05:00 GMT /2017-10-20/students-school-parents-on-civility-in-confederate-monument-discussion Ryan Benk /news/2017-10-18/hollywood-commissioners-agree-on-proposed-names-for-confederate-streets "Liberty," "Freedom" and "Hope" are expected to be the new names for the Hollywood streets currently named after Confederate generals.Hollywood's city… Wed, 18 Oct 2017 23:57:37 GMT /news/2017-10-18/hollywood-commissioners-agree-on-proposed-names-for-confederate-streets Caitie Switalski /radio/2017-09-01/florida-roundup-hurricane-harvey-confederate-street-names-and-unionizing-adjunct-professors After Harvey, the questions all South Floridians are asking are — could it happen here? What if it happened here?Listen: With Hurricane Irma gathering… Fri, 01 Sep 2017 16:06:21 GMT /radio/2017-09-01/florida-roundup-hurricane-harvey-confederate-street-names-and-unionizing-adjunct-professors Katie Lepri Cohen