NPR: Confederacy https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1007930479 Confederacy en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 15 Apr 2025 20:10:27 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Confederacy https://www.npr.org/tags/1007930479/confederacy A plaque with the words 'Ku Klux Klan' still hangs on a building at West Point The marker, depicting a hooded figure, was highlighted in a recent report by a special commission looking into U.S. military assets with names tied to the Confederacy. Wed, 31 Aug 2022 15:07:25 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2022/08/31/1120286604/west-point-ku-klux-klan-kkk-confederacy-military https://www.npr.org/2022/08/31/1120286604/west-point-ku-klux-klan-kkk-confederacy-military

The marker, depicting a hooded figure, was highlighted in a recent report by a special commission looking into U.S. military assets with names tied to the Confederacy.

]]> Joe Hernandez Racial reckoning turns focus to roadside historical markers Pennsylvania is reviewing its 2,500 roadside markers, scrutinizing factual errors, inadequate historical context, and racist or otherwise inappropriate references. Mon, 27 Dec 2021 03:17:21 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2021/12/27/1068197354/racial-reckoning-turns-focus-to-roadside-historical-markers https://www.npr.org/2021/12/27/1068197354/racial-reckoning-turns-focus-to-roadside-historical-markers Pennsylvania is reviewing its 2,500 roadside markers, scrutinizing factual errors, inadequate historical context, and racist or otherwise inappropriate references.

]]> The Associated Press 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 05:00:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2021/06/21/1007924006/confederate-imagery-on-stone-mountain-is-changing-but-not-fast-enough-for-some https://www.npr.org/2021/06/21/1007924006/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.

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