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A man adjusts a protest sign at the base of the Confederate memorial known as the “Lost Cause” in Decatur, Ga.

Removing Lost Cause Monuments Is The First Step in Dismantling White Supremacy

African American activists have long coupled these efforts with fighting against racist laws and racial violence.

by Ashleigh Lawrence-Sanders via Made By History on June 19, 2020

Black Charleston and the Battle Over Confederate Statues

The debate over a Charleston monument to John Calhoun exemplifies the problems of contextualizing Confederate monuments.

by Ashleigh Lawrence-Sanders via Black Perspectives on January 29, 2018

A crowd celebrates the removal of the Confederate flag from the South Carolina state house.

Beyond Monuments: African Americans Contesting Civil War Memory

Black resistance to Lost Cause mythology has been a constant of the past 150 years.

by Ashleigh Lawrence-Sanders via Black Perspectives on October 16, 2017

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