The state historical society installed the monuments between 1900 and 1950, sometimes with partners like local missions or the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Monuments and roadside markers around the state, some dating back more than a century, are being examined for “accuracy and inclusivity” by the Washington State Historical Society.

Students can learn about Black historical figures in an app with nearly a dozen “virtual” monuments. Credit: Screenshot, Kinfolk The Hechinger Report is a national nonprofit newsroom that reports on ...

These monuments warp and distort history in the service of a malevolent and destructive ideology. Donner Memorial State Park is not entirely without historical value, however.

The stately Fendall Hall in Eufaula, Ala., has a historical marker that does not accurately portray how the home's original owners were cotton brokers and were part of the slave trade in the 1800s.

Music With ‘Written in Stone,’ Washington National Opera finds music in the silence of monuments Four teams of composers and librettists take inspiration from D.C.'s historical landscape ...

Four years ago, the Black Lives Matter movement reinvigorated public debate about historical monuments in the U.S. Monuments began coming down across the country. From Christopher Columbus in ...

"You can't control historical memory by controlling monuments," says Thompson. "There's so many people who tell their children other stories, who lead tour groups, who write books.