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Charlottesville’s Robert E. Lee Monument Will Be Melted Down and Turned Into a New Artwork
The statue was at the center of the notorious, racist “Unite the Right” rally in 2017.
Charlottesville
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Study Shows Correlation Between Number of Confederate Monuments and Lynchings
The University of Virginia researchers wrote that the data “provides compelling evidence that these symbols are associated with hate.”
Art
Two Aboriginal Artists Pay Tribute to Their Homeland
A tree is never just a tree, a water source is never just a water source in the works of Barbara Moore and Sharon Adamson. “They’re all signs of ancestral action.”
Art
A YouTube Doc Exposes What Went Down at the "Unite the Right" Rally
In Charlottesville: The True Alt-Right, creator "Shaun" lays out a recreation of the deadly 2017 event in Virginia with a precision only possible through social media documentation.
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Texas Museum Deliberates How to Display a Mural About Hate Crimes Against Latinos
The Blanton Museum of Art in Austin took unprecedented measures to exhibit the controversial paintings of a modern-day Ku Klux Klan meeting.
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In Germany, a Curious Obsession with Cults, Icons, and Ethno-Nationalist Movements
KULT! Legends, stars and images, investigates how the Zeppelin legacy can be read through categories of cults that persist today.
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After Charlottesville, an Anti-Fascist US Military Film from 1947 Goes Viral
The 17-minute film, "Don't Be a Sucker," offers some timely advice in light of recent events — though it hasn't aged perfectly by any means.
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The Story Behind Charlottesville's Robert E. Lee Monument
The statue whose planned removal spurred this weekend's violent rallies was unveiled in 1924, when General Lee's three-year-old great-granddaughter pulled a giant Confederate flag off of it.