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A Confederate monument at a North Carolina county courthouse is at the center of a lawsuit for what some say explicitly supports slavery. And the words at the heart of contention are: "In ...
Residents in Tyrrell County, North Carolina, filed a federal lawsuit to remove a Confederate monument “in appreciation of our faithful slaves.” The Concerned Citizens of Tyrrell County filed ...
A federal lawsuit is seeking the removal of a Confederate monument marked as "in appreciation of our faithful slaves" from outside of a North Carolina county courthouse.
Crews remove The Henry Wyatt Monument at the North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, June 20, 2020. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com ...
Residents of a small county in North Carolina filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday to have a Confederate-era monument to “faithful slaves” removed from outside the county courthouse.
But in North Carolina, local officials don't have the power to make decisions about Confederate monuments. A 2015 law passed by the General Assembly and signed by then-Gov. Pat McCrory makes it ...
A Confederate monument at a North Carolina county courthouse is at the center of a lawsuit for what some say explicitly supports slavery. And the words at the heart of contention are: "In appreciation ...
According to The University of North Carolina database, the monument was dedicated in 1928 and since then, inscriptions have continued to be added to the monument, commemorating World War II, the ...
In screenshots from a Facebook Live video streamed by Enfield, N.C. mayor Mondale Robinson on Aug. 21, 2022, a person in a tractor bulldozes a Confederate monument. Commissioners in the small town ...
Police stand guard around the Confederate statue Silent Sam after it was toppled by protestors at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. AP Images A group of 250 protestors marched on ...
Residents in Tyrrell County, North Carolina, filed a federal lawsuit to remove a Confederate monument “in appreciation of our faithful slaves.” The Concerned Citizens of Tyrrell County filed ...