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Photo by Kristen Zeis, The Virginian-Pilot. Beheaded statues on the Confederate monument in Portsmouth, Va., on Wednesday, June 10, 2020. How A Wave Of Segregationist Tributes, From Streets To Schools, Entrenched The Idea Of White Supremacy
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By Lisa Vernon Sparks and Saleen Martin
Locals see names on streets, roadways and parks ― John B. Magruder and Jefferson Davis come to mind. For some, they are just instructional, for others they are a painful reminder.
Students wear sweatshirts bearing such names ― consider Maury High ― to show school spirit.
Scattered across Hampton Roads, memorials to segregationists take the form of monuments, plaques, statues, street signs, schools and building names. In the wake of renewed calls for social justice, many are being removed.
The Saving American History in Mississippi Schools Act, if passed, would require any institute which teaches from The 1619 Project curriculum to have state funding curtailed by as much as 25 percent
Longtime Va. sheriff B.J. Roberts dies at home corrections1.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from corrections1.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.