Amid the national reckoning on racism, an unlikely monument is facing scrutiny: a Boston memorial to a famed Civil War unit made up of Black soldiers
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A Civil War reenactment in Florida ends after 40 years
The reenactment phenomenon is fading everywhere, even in strongholds like Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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Trump, Senate ally vow Confederate base names won’t change
The House and Senate versions of a bill that would rename them were approved by veto-proof margins this week.
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Watchdog to review conduct of federal agents in Oregon and D.C.
The Justice Department inspector general will look at whether the agents followed department guidelines, including on identification requirements and in the deployment of chemical agents and use of force.
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Chicago groups sue to bar federal agents from policing protests
Chicago activist groups argue in a lawsuit filed Thursday that that the surge of federal agents will inhibit residents’ ability to hold demonstrations.
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House votes to remove Confederate statues from Capitol
The Pentagon, states, cities and NASCAR also have taken steps to ban, remove or replace symbols of the Confederacy.
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‘Very frightening’: Opposition grows against federal agents deployed to cities
The use of federal agents against the will of local officials also has set up the potential for a constitutional crisis.
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Federal presence in Oregon gives protests new momentum
Far from tamping down the unrest, the presence of federal agents on the streets of Portland, Oregon, has given new momentum and a renewed, laser-sharp focus to protests that had begun to devolve into smaller, chaotic crowds.
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Trevor Noah and Stephen Colbert remember Rep. John Lewis, including his fun side
Lewis died Friday at age 80 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
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Trump’s heavy-handed show of federal force sparking alarm in cities
The president is continuing to assert federal power and use the Department of Homeland Security in unprecedented ways.