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Banksy creates T-shirt to help defendants who toppled UK slave trader statue

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Felled UK slave trader statue displayed; city mulls its fate

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Furman University unveils statue of its first Black student

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Indiana lawmakers adopt penalties for failing to protect monuments

The Indiana Legislature passed a bill Thursday that allows the state to withhold funding to cities that fail to protect
/ April 10, 2021

Virginia lawmakers vote to remove statue of segregationist

A panel of Virginia legislators advanced a bill Friday to remove a statue of Harry F. Byrd Sr., a staunch
/ January 23, 2021

Cuomo announces Brooklyn statue to honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Saturday a statue honoring the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The
/ September 19, 2020

Trump vows prison time for those who vandalize and destroy statues

President Donald Trump is threatening those who vandalize statues with jail time in response to Confederate landmarks being desecrated in
/ June 23, 2020
Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune

Legislation introduced to welcome Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune statue to the U.S. Capitol

Legislation was introduced Friday to welcome a statue of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune to the U.S. Capitol. U.S. Reps. Val
/ February 28, 2020

Judge rules confederate statue behind Charlottesville rally to remain standing

The statue that was the centerpiece of the 2017 protest in Charlottesville that turned violent, then deadly, can remain where it is, a judge ruled
/ September 16, 2019
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Christopher Columbus statue ‘beheaded’ in New York park

A statue of Christopher Columbus standing in a Yonkers park has reportedly lost its head…
/ August 30, 2017