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Push to erase Confederacy from U.S. military history expands dramatically


“Symbols of white supremacy should never have been associated with the military because they glorify a system of racial oppression and exclusion,” SPLC Chief of Staff Lecia Brooks said in a statement Wednesday. “The presence of these dehumanizing and oppressive displays and symbols is directly linked to white supremacist activity in the military. … Until a more inclusive military is established, this country cannot honestly work towards a more equitable American landscape.”
Army installations such as Fort Bragg and Fort Hood have been among the most prominent targets in the renaming push, but the SPLC’s latest list targets much more obscure sites. ....

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Southern Poverty Law Center Adds 64 Military-Connected Places to List of Confederate Memorials


Southern Poverty Law Center Adds 64 Military-Connected Places to List of Confederate Memorials
Buchanan House, home to the Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy, is among the list of places identified by the Southern Poverty Law Center as honoring Confederates. It is named for Franklin Buchanan, the school s first superintendent, who resigned to fight for the Confederacy. (U.S. Naval Academy/Flickr)
26 May 2021
The Southern Poverty Law Center has added 64 locations roads, memorials, buildings and monuments to its list of U.S. military-affiliated places honoring those who served with the Confederacy.
The nonprofit organization, which specializes in litigation and issues, added the locations to a list it began in 2015 as a response to the killing of nine Black congregants at Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, South Carolina. ....

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