U.S. grapples with Confederate past

Statues of Confederate leaders have been torn down as protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd increase pressure for the removal of monuments connected to slavery

Monument to Confederate commander Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia


PUBLIC SYMBOLS: More than 1,700 Confederate symbols remain across U.S., including nearly 800 monuments. Around 80 counties and cities, 106 public schools and 10 military bases are named after prominent Confederate leaders

CONFEDERATE MONUMENTS 
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1-20 
21-40 
41-60 
61-80
81-100
101-120

WA OR NV CA MT ID WY UT CO AZ NM ND SD NE KS OK TX MN IA MO AR LA WI IL MI IN OH KY TN MS AL GA FL ME NH VT NY PA WV VA NC SC MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
                  
Charleston, South Carolina  


ARMY BASES
Fort Lee, Fort A.P. Hill, Fort Pickett (Virginia), Camp Beauregard (Louisiana), Fort Benning (Alabama/Georgia border), Fort Gordon (Georgia), Fort Bragg (North Carolina),
Fort Polk (Louisiana), Fort Rucker (Alabama), Fort Hood (Texas)
    
Over 100 Confederate symbols removed since killing of nine African-Americans by white supremacist at historic church in Charleston in 2015

Some see memorials as markers of U.S. history but for others they are offensive reminders of racism, segregation and slavery
  

Source: Southern Poverty Law Center 
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