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fromSCSJ
1 week ago

Update on SCSJ's Edenton Confederate Monument Case

In early 2025, Southern Coalition for Social Justice filed a lawsuit in Chowan County Superior Court on behalf of five Eastern North Carolina residents alleging the Edenton Town Council and Chowan County Board of Commissioners brokered an unlawful deal to relocate the Edenton Confederate monument to the grounds of the Chowan County Courthouse in downtown Edenton. We alleged this agreement violated the North Carolina Open Meetings Law and the placement of the Confederate Monument at the courthouse would violate the North Carolina Constitution.
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fromHyperallergic
1 month ago
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Monuments Collapses American History on Itself

A MOCA and The Brick show juxtaposes decommissioned Confederate monuments with contemporary artworks to examine Lost Cause mythology, political shifts, and art's role.
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fromColossal
1 month ago

Kara Walker's 'Unmanned Drone' Reimagines a Confederate Statue of Stonewall Jackson

Kara Walker transformed Charlottesville's removed Confederate sculptures into provocative artworks confronting slavery, Manifest Destiny, and entrenched white supremacy.
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