The federal judge ruled that claims that nearby graves were at risk of damage were “misinformed or misleading.” The memorial has been criticized for its sanitized depiction of slavery.
Tag: Monuments and Memorials (Structures)
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Judge Halts Removal of Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery
A federal judge issued an injunction temporarily halting work to remove the memorial as part of the military’s efforts to take down symbols commemorating the Confederacy.
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As Israel Weighs Honoring Oct. 7 Victims, Exhibit Memorializes Trance Festival
Israelis seeking to memorialize the hundreds killed in the Hamas assault on a trance festival, and help the survivors, retrieved hundreds of objects from the site.
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As Houston Suburb Sugar Land Booms, a Mass Grave Sits Unresolved
The Houston suburb Sugar Land got its name from a business reliant on the forced labor of convicts. But efforts to memorialize those people have stalled.
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French Nuns and Climate Activists Square Off Over Plans for a Megachurch
A yearslong standoff over an enormous church complex in a natural park recently broke out in clashes, when the nuns gave chase.