A.G. GancarskiNovember 28, 2022
7min0
This incident was weeks after antisemitic messages were displayed on Florida-Georgia weekend.
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A.G. GancarskiNovember 28, 2022
Joe HendersonOctober 5, 2020
8min718
Endorsements can be overrated, but this one seems different.
Wire ServicesJuly 7, 2020
9min323
The county wants to move the statue to a museum.
Associated PressAugust 30, 2017
3min223
As cities across the country are tearing down and relocating Confederate monuments, a county in southern Alabama on Sunday unveiled a new one. Several hundred people attended a dedication ceremony for the “Unknown Alabama Confederate Soldiers” at Confederate Veterans Memorial Park in Crenshaw County, Alabama, 55 miles (88 kilometers) south of Montgomery. The memorial park’s owner and developer, […]
Drew WilsonAugust 17, 2017
3min246
Lantana Democratic Rep. Lori Berman sent a letter to Gov. Rick Scott Thursday asking him to call a special session to replace Florida’s statue of a Confederate General at the National Statuary Hall in Washington. Each state gets two slots to fill in the statuary hall and Florida’s current picks are Dr. John Gorrie of […]
Associated PressAugust 14, 2017
3min287
Crews on Monday were removing one Confederate statue in a Florida city and authorities said someone had splashed red paint around a Confederate memorial park in another city. Sounds of a jackhammer echoed in downtown Gainesville as workers tore out the foundation of the statue known as “Old Joe” after local authorities decided to move […]
Jim RosicaJune 21, 2017
4min437
The General abides. With lawmakers taking no action this year, a bronze statue of a Confederate general representing Florida shall remain indefinitely in the U.S. Capitol’s National Statuary Hall. Two competing bills died this Legislative Session. One called for a likeness of educator and civil-rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune to replace the statue of Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith. […]
Guest AuthorMay 22, 2017
6min424
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer‘s announcement this week that the city’s Confederate statue will be moved from Lake Eola Park to Greenwood Cemetery represents a positive step in recognizing the changing nature of Southern culture and the diverse set of voices that deserve a say in the ongoing process of commemorating a complex and troublesome past. […]
Jim RosicaJune 23, 2016
6min537
Alas, former Florida Gator quarterback Tim Tebow will not be immortalized in marble or bronze anytime soon. At least not in the U.S. Capitol. Nor will Miami Herald columnist and novelist Carl Hiaasen, adult film star and Florida native Riley Reid and former Gov. “Jeb Bush‘s political career (not him, his career).” They were among nominees proposed by members of […]
Jim RosicaJune 21, 20166min333
As interesting as who’s on the list to be the subject of Florida’s next statue in the U.S. Capitol may be who’s not on the list. Last week, the Department of State released 129 names submitted by the public as recommendations for a new statue in the U.S. Capitol’s National Statuary Hall. State lawmakers will make the final decision. […]