The National Park Service grappled with how to present an honest history of the home of the Confederate general.
Dec 16, 2020
Arlington County Sets Up Timeline and Process To Replace Logo Depicting Robert E. Lee’s Home
The proposed timeline comes after the county’s NAACP branch called the current image “a symbol of the southern plantation economy designed to ensure White privilege and Black subjugation” over the summer.
There’s Lee Highway, Lee Community Center, and the county logo, which features the house the Confederate general lived in.
Jun 23, 2020
Fairfax County Public Schools Renames Robert E. Lee High After Late Congressman John Lewis
Lewis died last week at the age of 80 after a lifetime spent championing civil rights.
ESPN is removing Lee avoid an onslaught of memes because he coincidentally has the same name as a top Confederate general.
Sep 14, 2012
This Weekend: Remember the Civil War’s Bloodiest Day
History buffs and Civil War aficionados are in for a treat this weekend, with events marking the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest single day in the entirety of the war between the states.
