November 10, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville City Council voted to ignore their community’s plea to remove the Confederate monument in Springfield Park. The following statement is from SPLC Chief of Staff Lecia Brooks: “We are...
In May 1865, the newly freed African American population of Charlestown, South Carolina, celebrated Decoration Day – the precursor to Memorial Day – by honoring Union soldiers who died while being held as prisoners of war in the city.