Confederate statues

(Newser) - University of Texas President Greg Fenves ordered the immediate removal of statues of Robert E. Lee and other prominent Confederate figures from a main area of campus, saying such monuments have become "symbols of modern white supremacy and neo-Nazism, " per the AP . Fenves announced the move Sunday night...

(Newser) - Duke University removed a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee early Saturday, days after it was vandalized amid a national debate about monuments to the Confederacy, the AP reports. The university said it removed the statue early Saturday morning from Duke Chapel where it stood among 10 historical figures. Officials...

(Newser) - A Jefferson Davis statue in southern Arizona was tarred and feathered in one of the latest actions against what President Trump calls "beautiful statues and monuments" honoring the Confederacy. Police are investigating the attack on the monument to the Confederate president near Gold Canyon on US Route 60; it...

(Newser) - If you're wondering where President Trump sits on the question of whether America's Confederate statues should be taken down , wonder no more. Trump earlier addressed the topic in his Tuesday press conference, and returned to it Thursday morning in a three - part tweet . He writes, "Sad...