Steve Helber, The Associated PressThis Tuesday, June 27, 2017 photo shows the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that stands in the middle of a traffic circle on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va. As cities across the United States are removing Confederate statues and other symbols, dispensing with what some see as offensive artifacts of a shameful past marked by racism and slavery, Richmond is taking a go-slow approach.
John Raby, Associated Press fileThis Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017 file photo shows the statue of Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson in Charleston, W. Va. Most of the 11 Southern states that seceded prior to and during the Civil War have rebel monuments on or near the grounds of their state Capitol buildings.
Jay Reeves, The Associated PressIn this Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016 photo, a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis stands on the grounds of the Alabama Capitol in Montgomery, Ala.
Mark Humphrey, The Associated PressIn this Monday, Aug. 14, 2017 file photo, people protest in front of the bust of Confederate Army Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest in the Capitol in Nashville, Tenn. The group called for the removal of the bust, which is displayed in the hallway outside the House and Senate chambers.
Dave Martin, The Associated PressIn this Wednesday, April 18, 2001 file photo, a Confederate supporter who identified himself as "Bonzo" of Enterprise, Ala., pays homage to the statue of former Confederate President Jefferson Davis at the Alabama Capitol in Montgomery, Ala.
Mark Humphrey, The Associated PressA bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest is displayed in the Tennessee State Capitol Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. Forrest was a lieutenant general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Timothy D. Easley, The Associated PressIn this Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015 file photo, a statue of Jefferson Davis, left, looks towards a statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Rotunda of the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky. Most of the 11 Southern states that seceded prior to and during the Civil War have rebel monuments on or near the grounds of their state Capitol buildings.
Susan Walsh, Associated Press fileIn this June 24, 2015 file photo, a statue of Jefferson Davis, second from left, president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865, is on display in Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. is calling for the removal of Confederate statues from the U.S. Capitol as the contentious debate over the appropriateness of such memorials moves to the halls of Congress.
John Bazemore, The Associated PressA statue depicting confederate general and former Georgia Gov. John Brown Gordon on horseback is shown outside the Georgia statehouse Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017, in Atlanta. Most of the 11 Southern states that seceded prior to and during the Civil War have rebel monuments on or near the grounds of their state Capitol buildings.
Bob Bird, The Associated PressThis Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2000 file photo shows the Stonewall Jackson statue with streaks of green discoloration at West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. Both the "Mountaineer" and Stonewall Jackson statues received grant money to aid in their restoration.
Jonathan Drew, The Associated PressA monument inscribed "To the North Carolina Women of the Confederacy" is seen on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017 on the grounds of the old State Capitol in Raleigh, N.C. The 7-foot-tall monument of a woman and young boy is made of bronze and granite, and it was dedicated in 1914.
Rogelio V. Solis, The Associated PressIn this Tuesday, June 23, 2015 file photo, a statue built in memory of the mothers sisters, wives and daughters of the Confederate soldiers sits in front of the state capitol in Jackson, Miss. Most of the 11 Southern states that seceded prior to and during the Civil War have rebel monuments on or near the grounds of their state Capitol buildings.
Danny Johnston, Associated Press fileIn this Tuesday, July 7, 2015 file photo, a monument to Confederate women stands on the grounds of the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark. Most of the 11 Southern states that seceded prior to and during the Civil War have rebel monuments on or near the grounds of their state Capitol buildings.
This Aug. 2017 photo shows a monument honoring slain Confederate soldiers on the grounds of the state Capitol Complex in Tallahassee, Fla. Most of the 11 Southern states that seceded prior to and during the Civil War have rebel monuments on or near the grounds of their state Capitol buildings.
Eric Gay, The Associated PressThis Thursday, June 18, 2015 file photo shows the Confederate flag on a monument to Hood's Texas Brigade at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas. The Supreme Court upheld Texas' refusal to issue a license plate bearing the Confederate battle flag, rejecting a free-speech challenge.
Jeffrey Collins, The Associated PressIn this Sunday, July 10, 2017 file photo, Cameron Maynard stands at attention by the monument to Confederate soldiers at the South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia, S.C. The South Carolina Secessionist Party sponsored the event to commemorate the day the flag was removed from the front lawn of the state capitol. The Secessionist Party says it will raise the flag every July 10th so a year will never go by without the Confederate flag flying.
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This Tuesday, June 27, 2017 photo shows the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that stands in the middle of a traffic circle on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va. As cities across the United States are removing Confederate statues and other symbols, dispensing with what some see as offensive artifacts of a shameful past marked by racism and slavery, Richmond is taking a go-slow approach.
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Most of the 11 Southern states that seceded prior to and during the Civil War have rebel monuments on or near the grounds of their state Capitol buildings.














