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A controversial portrait of General Robert E Lee, which shows an enslaved man holding the Confederate leader’s horse, is being returned to the library at West Point, according to Pentagon officials who spoke with the New York Times. The nearly 20ft canvas, which had hung in the US military academy since 1952, was removed following a 2020 law that ordered …

North Carolina Confederate Monument Goes Too Far, Lawsuit Says  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Restoring a memorial to the Confederacy that was removed from Arlington National Cemetery at the recommendation of Congress will cost roughly $10 million total, a U.S. Army official said Wednesday — the latest development in a Trump administration effort to combat what it calls “erasing American history.” Once back in the cemetery, the monument — described …

A statue of a general in the Confederate army that was toppled and set on fire during social justice protests in 2020 in Washington DC will be reinstated, the National Park Service (NPS) has announced. The bronze statue depicting Albert Pike is being restored, the Park Service said in a statement on Monday, sharing a photo of the statue undergoing …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Washington, D.C.-area statues commemorating the Confederacy will be restored and replaced, in line with President Donald Trump’s pushback on recent efforts to reframe America’s historical narrative. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that a statue commemorating the Confederacy would be returned to Arlington National Cemetery. The statue, which Hegseth referred to as “The Reconciliation Monument,” was …

The statue Albert Pike, the only statue of a Confederate general in Washington, D.C., was toppled by protesters on June 19, 2020. Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images The National Park Service is planning to restore and reinstall a statue of Albert Pike, a Confederate general and Freemason leader, that was toppled …

Facebook Tweet Email Link The US National Park Service will restore and reinstall the statue of a Confederate military officer in Washington, DC, after protesters toppled the monument five years ago. “The restoration aligns with federal responsibilities under historic preservation law as well as recent executive orders to beautify the nation’s capital and re-instate pre-existing statues,” NPS said in a …

Protesters toppled this Confederate statue. Now, it’s coming back to D.C.  The Washington Post National Park Service to restore and reinstall Albert Pike statue  U.S. National Park Service (.gov) Confederate general statue toppled in 2020 to be reinstalled in DC  NBC4 Washington Trump Administration to Reinstall Albert Pike Confederate Statue in D.C.  The New York Times Toppled Confederate statue will rise again in Washington  Politico …

Toppled Confederate statue will rise again in Washington  Politico National Park Service to restore and reinstall Albert Pike statue  U.S. National Park Service (.gov) Confederate general statue toppled in 2020 to be reinstalled in DC  NBC4 Washington Protesters toppled this Confederate statue. Now, it’s coming back to D.C.  The Washington Post Trump Administration to Reinstall Albert Pike Confederate Statue in D.C.  The New York Times …

After hours of debate that culminated in a rebuke of the Trump administration’s efforts to restore Confederate names to military bases, the House Armed Services Committee voted late Tuesday to advance the annual must-pass defense policy bill that endorses a pay bump for service members. This year’s National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, which supports a 3.8% pay raise for …