US House votes to remove Confederate statues from Capitol

Jul 23, 2020

Washington D.C. [USA], July 23 : The United States House of Representatives on Wednesday (local time) approved legislation that called for removing Confederate statues...

US remove two statues of Confederate Generals in Charlottesville

Jul 11, 2021

Charlottesville (Virginia) [US], July 11 : The US on Saturday morning (local time) removed the two bronze statues of Confederate Generals Robert E Lee...

Trump promises to not rename military bases honouring Confederate leaders

Jul 25, 2020

Washington [United States], July 25 : President Donald Trump made a vow yesterday to repeal legislation renaming military bases that honour Confederate leaders. He...

Protesters topple, burn statue of Confederate General Pike in DC, media reports

Jun 20, 2020

Washington DC [US], June 20 (Sputnik/ANI): A group of protesters toppled and set on fire a statue of Confederate General Albert Pike near the...

US House of Representatives passes $740B bill to scrap Confederate names from military bases

Jul 22, 2020

Washington [United States], July 22 : The Democrat-led lower House of Representatives of the United States Congress on July 21 passed a $740 billion...

US Navy prepares to ban all displays of Confederate battle flags: Naval Operations Chief

Jun 09, 2020

Washington D.C. [US], June 10 (Sputnik/ANI): The US Navy is preparing an order to prohibit the flying of the Confederate battle flag from the...