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Associated PressAugust 22, 2017

Workers in a Florida city have started taking down a memorial to Confederate soldiers at a city-owned cemetery. The Palm Beach Post reports that a crane arrived at Woodlawn Cemetery on Tuesday to remove the 10-foot-tall marble monument. West Palm Beach Mayor Jeri Muoio announced the removal a day earlier, saying the city had asked the […]

Diane RobertsJune 26, 2015

I am the descendant of at least 10 Confederate soldiers. A few owned slaves; most did not. One great-great-grandfather fought at the Battle of Natural Bridge. Another survived the Siege of Petersburg. So don’t throw the Y-word at me. Don’t tell me I don’t understand. I understand all too well. The Confederate battle flag is […]

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West Palm Beach removes Confederate monument

Diane Roberts: Take it down already!