Confederacy

Robert E Lee statue

MAGA Erupts Over Statue That Hasn’t Existed for Years

The right’s obsession with Confederate statues has been reignited—several years too late.

Annabella Rosciglione

A young boy stands near the statue of Confederate general Albert Pike after it was toppled by protesters at Judiciary Square in Washington, DC on late June 19, 2020. -

Trump Reinstalls Confederate Statue Torn Down in 2020

Gen. Albert Pike is said to have been instrumental in the formation of the Ku Klux Klan after the Civil War.

Ewan Palmer

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

RE-INTERGRATING LEE

Hegseth Restores Chilling Painting of Confederate General

The move is part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to honor people who fought for the Confederacy.

Janna Brancolini

Andrew Pike statue

Trump Rewrites History by Putting Up Confederate Statue

The bronze likeness of Gen. Albert Pike will be put on a plinth around a mile away from the White House.

Leigh Kimmins

The Shenandoah County School Board in Virginia has voted to restore the name of Confederate military leaders to to two local schools.

School Board Votes to Restore Schools’ Confederate Names

The board had removed the Confederate names in 2020 after George Floyd’s murder.

Dan Ladden-Hall

A photo illustration showing the South Carolina 1860 Succession Newspaper Announcement, a map of Texas from 1861 and photographs of concertina wire at the Texas border today.

IT’S 1860 AGAIN

Texas’ Border Stunt Is Based on a Confederate Legal Theory

Gov. Greg Abbott says the federal government has “broken the compact between the United States and the States” with its immigration policies.

Rotimi Adeoye