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12 sty 2023 · The Confederate memorial on Stone Mountain in Georgia seems elemental. The vast bas-relief sculpture of Jefferson Davis, Robert. E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson—the Confederacy’s president and two...
15 sty 2024 · Stone Mountain and the surrounding park are just one of the spaces at the center of controversy. The park is lined with streets named after Confederate soldiers and Confederate flags waving on its lawns, with the large Confederate rock etchings as their backdrop.
25 maj 2021 · The park's board voted to create a truth-telling exhibit, relocate a Confederate flag plaza and rename some features, but stopped short of removing the carved relief of Confederate leaders. Activists and officials debate the park's role as a symbol of racism and white nationalism.
21 cze 2021 · The 90-foot tall carving of Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis at Stone Mountain State Park in Georgia was completed in 1972. In recent years, activists have increased calls for the Confederate imagery to be removed.
12 sty 2023 · Jan. 12, 2023 6 AM PT. In recent years, Confederate monuments around the country have come down. But there is one that stubbornly lingers: Stone Mountain. The gargantuan bas relief depicting...
22 sie 2017 · Learn about the history and controversy of Stone Mountain, a granite mountain in Georgia carved with Confederate leaders. Find out how the monument was created, why it is controversial, and what its future may be.
