SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- The Board of Trustees of Dixie State University voted Monday to change is name by getting rid of Dixie, because it is associated with the Confederacy. The name reportedly originated from Southern settlers who wanted to promote cotton growing in the area.
RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia Democrat Gov. Ralph Northam announced he plans to "repurpose" the equestrian monument of General Robert E. Lee, after the Lee statue has been removed, and replace it with "more diverse art." The National Register of Historic Places monument was erected on Richmond's once historic Monument Avenue in 1890.
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GULF PORT, Miss. -- A deadlock vote by the Harrison County Board of Supervisors means the Confederate monument outside the courthouse in Gulfport will remain. The statue depicts a Confederate soldier at parade rest, standing on a tall, ornate pedestal.
WEATHERFORD, Tex. -- A protest was held Sunday by persons wanted the Confederate Monument in front of the Parker County courthouse removed, and monument defenders were there to defend it. The monument consists of a statue of a Confederate soldier atop a ornate column. Petitions have been started both for and against the monument.
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