by Tyler | Jun 25, 2020 | 2020 Election, Abraham Lincoln, Black Lives Matter, Donald Trump, Kevin McCarthy, monuments, Politics, protests, Trending, Washington DC
The Trump administration is standing firm and will reportedly “not allow” the Emancipation Memorial to be destroyed by activists, who recently publicized their plans to tear it down.
by Tyler | Jun 25, 2020 | Black Lives Matter, charleston, John C. Calhoun, monuments, Politics, Slavery, Social Justice, Trending
Crews in Charleston, South Carolina, are in the process of removing a statue of former Vice President and Senator John C. Calhoun, who was an ardent proponent of slavery.
by Tyler | Jun 24, 2020 | Donald Trump, George Washington, monuments, Politics, Trending
“Largely it’s state damage because the states have been very weak, extremely weak in protecting their heritage and protecting their culture,” Trump said.
by Tyler | Jun 24, 2020 | Charlotte, historical monuments, monuments, Politics, statues, Trending, World War II
A U.S. Air Force veteran and his friends are cleaning up a World War II memorial in east Charlotte’s Evergreen Cemetery after vandals defaced it, spray-painting over hundreds of names of Mecklenburg County residents who died in the war.
by Tyler | Jun 23, 2020 | Andrew Jackson, anti-Trump protest, Black Lives Matter, CHAZ, CHOP, monuments, Officer Down Memorial Page, Politics, Riots, St. John's Episcopal Church, Trending, Washington DC, White House
Rioters attempted to topple a statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Park near the White House on Monday evening in Washington, DC, before being dispersed by police.
by Tyler | Jun 23, 2020 | Ghandi, Kayleigh McEnany, monuments, Politics, Social Justice, statues, Trending, Yamiche Alcindor
“What we’re seeing across the country is really quite confusing,” McEnany replied.
