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Tag: Confederacy
African-American
Institutional Renaming Efforts Prompt a Reckoning Over the Legacy of Slavery and the Confederacy
For those who made the decision, dismantling James Madison University’s (JMU) almost century-old homage to Confederate Army leaders was a reasoned, necessary choice.
September 2, 2020
HBCUs
Jefferson Davis Parkway in New Orleans to be Renamed After Former Xavier University President
After a unanimous vote by council members, Jefferson Davis Parkway in New Orleans, Louisiana, will be renamed in honor of Dr. Norman C. Francis, the longtime former president of Xavier University of Louisiana and civil rights activist, according to NBC Philadelphia. In January, the street, which runs through Xavier, a historically Black university, will be […]
August 21, 2020
News Roundup
Students, Faculty and Alumni Push for Washington and Lee University Name Change
Students, faculty members and alumni have called for Washington and Lee University to change its name due to the its ties to the Confederacy, according to the Washington Post. The institution was named after its early benefactors: George Washington and Confederate General Robert E. Lee. More than 200 faculty members have signed a petition urging […]
July 2, 2020
News Roundup
U of Florida to End ‘Gator Bait’ Cheer for its ‘Horrific Historic Racist Imagery’
The University of Florida will stop the use of its ‘Gator Bait’ athletics cheer because of its “horrific historic racist imagery,’ said institution president Kent Fuchs on Thursday. “While I know of no evidence of racism associated with our “Gator Bait” cheer at UF [University of Florida] sporting events, there is horrific historic racist imagery […]
June 18, 2020
African-American
After Anti-Racism Protests, UNLV Removes Statue, Dartmouth to Remove Weather Vane
Dartmouth College will replace a weather vane that “represents an offensive image of a Native American” and the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) has removed the statue of its mascot that many say is connected to the Confederacy. These actions come amid anti-racism protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd due […]
June 17, 2020
Opinion
Teaching Confederate Monuments
After Heather Heyer’s death, I knew I had a responsibility as an educator to engage the debate on Confederate monuments in my classes. As a teacher of early American literature and history as well as critical thinking and argument, I knew I needed to do so by taking Kessler’s (and many, many other’s) rhetorical manipulation of history, memory, and monuments seriously. I needed to help my students analyze that rhetoric, to understand our shared history and transform our future.
February 17, 2020
News Roundup
UNC-Chapel Hill Unsung Founders Memorial Vandalized With Urine, Racist Language
A memorial at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill that is dedicated to African-American workers and slaves, was recently vandalized with urine and racist language written in permanent marker, university officials said. Unsung Founders Memorial was defaced on Sunday, March 31 at around 1:30 a.m. by two individuals, one of whom has ties to […]
April 2, 2019
Latest News
Debate Over Marching Band’s Name Triggers Study
Administrators at the University of North Alabama (UNA) are considering changing the long-standing name of its marching band after questions were raised this semester about its appropriateness, given the name’s link to the Confederacy.
October 1, 2018
Students
Naval Academy to Discuss 2 Buildings Named for Confederates
WASHINGTON — A panel on memorials at the U.S. Naval Academy will discuss whether two buildings on the campus grounds should remain named after two American naval officers who fought for the Confederacy, the academy’s superintendent said Monday. Vice Adm. Ted Carter, who briefed the academy’s Board of Visitors about the building names at a […]
September 11, 2017
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