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The N.C. Court of Appeals has rejected a lawsuit against the town of Louisburg's decision to move its Confederate monument.
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Town leaders in Edenton, N.C unanimously agreed this week to move a Confederate monument, potentially ending a lawsuit from a coalition of groups that wanted to protect the structure.
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The school is hosting the Universities Studying Slavery consortium's biannual conference this week.
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers has reintroduced a bill that would start the process of building more public monuments dedicated to civil rights icons.
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If you’re driving on U.S. Highway 17, close to the line dividing Bertie and Chowan counties, a new billboard might catch your eye. It reads: “Welcome to Edenton. We Apologize for the Confederate Statue. We’re Working on It.”
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The state chapter of the NAACP and other groups filed a lawsuit last year to have the monument in Graham removed. They plan to appeal.
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Since the removal, Robinson and some Black residents say they've received threats that included racial slurs. Robinson called on Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency and deliver resources to the town to ensure the safety of residents.
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After the mayor of Enfield, North Carolina, ordered the bulldozing of a local Confederate monument, he's been the target of a state investigation and racist hate mail. But he says the experience is also part of a new chapter in his life as a community organizer and activist.
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Commissioners in the small town of Enfield, North Carolina recently voted to remove a Confederate monument from a local park. The town's mayor started livestreaming while he instructed others to bulldoze the statue.
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The 23-foot statue of a Confederate soldier was erected in 1902 and includes the inscription that it was dedicated "in appreciation of our faithful slaves."