“Metro communities grapple with what to do with Confederate monuments,” October 1, 2020, WSB-TV
“Monuments and symbolism with special guest Sheffield Hale,” July 10, 2020, For People with Bishop Rob Wright
“Opinion: A monumental miscalculation over Confederacy’s memorials,” June 20, 2020, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“Cities Want to Remove Toxic Monuments. But Who Will Take Them?” June 18, 2020, The New York Times
“Toppled but Not Gone: U.N.C. Grapples Anew with Fate of Silent Sam,” February 14, 2020, The New York Times
“Atlanta Confronts Its Confederate Past,” October 2, 2019, US News & World Report
“There’s a new way to deal with Confederate monuments: Signs that explain their racist history,” September 22, 2019, The Washington Post
“The future of America’s past: Should we ‘explain’ Confederate statues?” August 22, 2019, The Christian Science Monitor
“Atlanta NAACP criticizes markers surrounding Confederate monuments,” August 21, 2019, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“Atlanta’s confederate monuments: how do ‘context markers’ help explain racism?” August 3, 2019, The Guardian
“Atlanta to add context about racism to historic monuments,” August 1, 2019, Associated Press
“Atlanta installing markers to give context to Confederate monuments,” July 26, 2019, WSB-TV
“Atlanta erecting markers about slavery next to Confederate monuments,” July 24, 2019, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“What Should Happen to Confederate Statues? A City Auctions One for $1.4 Million,” June 22, 2019, The New York Times
“Blocked from taking Confederate statues down, Atlanta, Birmingham, Memphis try other ideas,” February 12, 2019, USA Today
“These Atlanta neighbors no longer wanted to live on Confederate Avenue. Here’s what they did about it,”January 20, 2019, CNN
“Confederate Avenue is gone. Will other rebel-named roads meet the same fate?” January 18, 2019, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“Shaw 54th: A disruptive work of art,” January 17, 2019, CommonWealth Magazine
“Rebel Monuments take different route than felled Confederate Avenue,” November 26, 2018, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“Stone Mountain: The Largest Confederate Monument Problem in the World,” October 18, 2018, The New York Times
“‘Contextualize’ Buckhead’s Confederate monument, History Center head says,” September 2, 2018, Buckhead Reporter
“Atlanta effort to rename Confederate Avenue moves forward,” August 14, 2018, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“Stopping White Supremacists From Taking Over an American City Again,” August 7, 2018, CityLab
“What became of the report on Atlanta’s Confederate symbols? Very little.” July 19, 2018, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“Historians: Civil War statues need context, should be moved,” April 13, 2018, Fox News
“What Should I Do With My Family’s Confederate Hero?”April 10, 2018, CityLab
“Closer Look: Atlanta Reviews Confederate Monuments; And More,” November 14, 2017, WABE
“Atlanta mayor’s committee determining which Confederate monuments stay or go,”November 14, 2017, WSB
“Committee on Confederate monuments makes recommendations,” November 13, 2017, Fox 5 Atlanta
“Opinion: Really understanding Stone Mountain’s history,” September 29, 2017, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“Closer Look: Confederate Monuments and Symbols,” August 29, 2017, WABE
“After Charlottesville: How to Approach Confederate Memorials in Your Community,”August 21, 2017, National Trust for Historic Preservation
“Confederate Monuments Coming Down, But Where Are They Going?” August 20, 2017, Patch
“Confederate monuments embattled,” August 19, 2017, The Valdosta Daily Times
“Opinion: Context shouldn’t be monuments’ Lost Cause,” August 18, 2017, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“On Confederate monuments, the public stands with Trump,”August 17, 2017, The Washington Post
“America’s complicated history with its Confederate past,”August 17, 2017, CNN
“How Should Georgia Handle Its Confederate Monuments?”August 16, 2017, GPB
“Mayor Stoney: Diversity, context needed on Monument Avenue,” June 22, 2017, WTV
Transcript of Mayor Stoney’s speech, quoting Sheffield Hale, President and CEO of Atlanta History Center
“Opinion: Bringing clarity, history to monumental community decisions,” June 9, 2017, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“Finding Meaning in Monuments: Atlanta History Center Enters Dialogue on Confederate Symbols,” Fall 2016, History News Official Magazine of the American Association for State and Local History
“Reconsideration of Memorials and Monuments,” November 30, 2016, Official Blog of the American Association for State and Local History
“Critical Thinking: Confederate Flags and Monuments,”July 26, 2016, The Magazine Antiques
“Commentary on Civil War monuments: ‘The past is always more complicated than it seems’,” May 1, 2016, The Buckhead Reporter
“Life with Gracie: How I, a Black Woman, Could Advocate Keeping Confederate Monuments,” March 18, 2016, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“Confederate Monuments: Should they stay or should they go?,” March 4, 2016, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“Recast in Stone,” February 4, 2016, The Economist
“Atlanta History Center: Add Context to Confederate Monuments,” February 1, 2016, GPB
“Confronting the Future of New Orleans’ Confederate Past,” January 14, 2016, Time
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Confederate Monument Interpretation Guide
A toolkit designed to help communities address Confederate monuments in their midst.
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Confederate Monument Interpretation Guide
Historical Introduction: Confederate Monuments
Confederate monuments were built across the United States, including in states that were not part of the Confederacy. Even today, new monuments are being erected, while others are being removed.
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Confederate Monument Interpretation Guide
Case Studies: Confederate Monuments
The Advisory Committee on City of Atlanta Street Names and Monuments Associated with the Confederacy was tasked with making recommendations for a variety of monuments on city property and street names throughout Atlanta.
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Confederate Monument Interpretation Guide
Resources
This research template provides a guide for conducting research on individual monuments in local communities.