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Alabama trying to revive lawsuit over Confederate monument

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) – The Alabama attorney general’s office is trying to revive its lawsuit over the removal of a Confederate monument from outside the county courthouse in the city of Huntsville. The state claims in court documents that a judge shouldn’t have dismissed the suit just because someone anonymously paid a $25,000 fine that was owed by Madison County…

Confederate Artifact Stolen from Selma Cemetery Recovered in New Orleans

From the West Alabama Newsroom– The historic Confederate monument stolen from a Selma cemetery has been recovered more than 300 miles away in New Orleans. Thirty-two year old Stanley Warnick and 24 year old Kathryn Diionno have been arrested and police are searching for 34 year old Stanley Pate — in connection to the theft of the Jefferson Davis Memorial…

Leader of Selma Group that Owns Jefferson Davis Memorial Chair Speaks Out about Its Theft

The theft of a Confederate monument stolen from a Selma cemetery is making headlines across the country. Now the leader of the group that owns the Jefferson Davis Memorial Chair is speaking out to Alabama News Network. “It’s irreplaceable. It’s just like any other art, it’s priceless. I mean what kind of a price do you put on the Mona…

Petition to Rename Confederate-Named Schools in Montgomery Gaining Momentum, What’s Next?

The list of signatures is growing longer, on an online petition to rename all Confederate-named schools in Montgomery. Monday, more 20,000 people had signed a week-old Change.org petition asking the Montgomery County School Board to the have the names Robert E. Lee High School,  Jefferson Davis High School and Sidney Lanier High School. As District 5 school board member Jannah…