TOPPLING RACISM
Mapping Racist Memorials Removed in the South
Following the May 25 murder of George Floyd, millions across the US and the world have risen up to defend Black lives and dismantle white supremacy. One immediate outcome: the removal of dozens of memorials to white supremacy, particularly in the South.
To track this unprecedented activity, we’ve put together a live, interactive map profiling the history of each memorial removed in the South. Here are the stories of the activists and organizers involved in this struggle.
Movement Journalism: The Journalism We Need For Liberation
The journalism that is written today shapes tomorrow. Journalism is remembered in our history books as vital to many progressions society has made in the modern era. Journalists play an important role in their community as a source of information for their...
Organizing Against White Supremacy and Fascism
On December 3rd, 2022, white supremacists attacked an electric grid station in Moore County, NC in response to a drag show in the county. This drag show featured performers from the Durham, NC based House of Coxx, who organize drag performances across North Carolina...
Historians respond to 100+ racist Southern memorials coming down
Since the May 25 murder of George Floyd, hundreds of memorials to racism and white supremacy have been removed across the country. These removals, whether by protesters or by government or educational entities, have been fought for by organizers and activists for...
“Light in the darkness of racial hatred”: Jacksonville topples Confederate bigotry
On June 9, following years of community activism and pressure, Jacksonville officials finally took down the Confederate monument that had stood in the city’s Hemming Park for 122 years. Additionally, Mayor Lenny Curry pledged to remove the city’s other 10 Confederate...
“A rallying point for Confederate agitators”: Students’ fight to topple racism at the University of Mississippi
On July 14, after standing for 114 years as a rallying point for racist hatred, the Confederate monument in the middle of the University of Mississippi’s campus was taken down and relocated. Students Against Social Injustice (SASI) had been advocating for the statue’s...
“Never stop applying pressure”: Toppling racism in the Atlanta suburbs
On the eve of Juneteenth, the 112-year-old DeKalb County Confederate monument in Decatur, Georgia, was removed following an order from DeKalb County Judge Clarence Seeliger. This marks a major victory for the Beacon Hill Black Alliance for Human Rights, who have...
Mapping Racist Memorials Removed in the South Since the Murder of George Floyd
---- Following the May 25 murder of George Floyd, millions across the US and the world have risen up to defend Black lives and dismantle white supremacy. One immediate outcome: the removal of dozens of memorials to white supremacy, particularly in the South. To track...
