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Investigation finds racist and sexist culture at VMI

An investigation finds racism and sexism at Virginia Military Institute are “present, tolerated and left unaddressed.” The administration, authors conclude, will not change unless forced.

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The remains of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife are being removed from a Memphis park

Follow CNN The remains of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife are being removed from a Memphis park On Tuesday, work began on exhuming the remains of General Nathan Bedford Forrest from Health Sciences Park. (CNN)Crews have started to remove the remains of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife from a Memphis park where a monument of him once stood. The decision to move their remains was decided last year after the Sons of Confederate Veterans, a non-profit organization of male descendants of Confederate veterans, agreed to drop a pending lawsuit against park owners, according to CNN affiliate WREG.

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Jackie Robinson historical marker in Georgia vandalized

A marker in Grady County noting the birthplace of baseball legend and Civil Rights icon Jackie Robinson has been vandalized, the Georgia Historical Society said.

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There s a lot of history here : Three-generation effort at Mt Greenwood Cemetery marks veterans graves going back to Civil War

There s a lot of history here : Three-generation effort at Mt Greenwood Cemetery marks veterans graves going back to Civil War
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