​New Orleans votes to remove Confederate monuments

After months of heated debate, city council votes 6-1 to take down monuments, including a towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee

• Dec 18, 2015

​New Orleans considers removing Confederate monuments

City has estimated it will cost $144,000 to remove the monuments; and says anonymous donor will pay cost

• Dec 16, 2015

Democratic 2016 candidates call for removal of Confederate flag from Citadel

She was responding to the suspension of eight cadets who wore white pillowcases over their heads, similar to Ku Klux Klan robes

• Dec 11, 2015

S.C. lawmaker sends Confederate flag Christmas card

State Rep. Chris Corley accuses Republican colleagues of "sins such as betrayal" for allowing removal of controversial banner from Statehouse

• Dec 4, 2015

Miss. man bombs Walmart over Confederate flag: police

Marshall Leonard could've done real damage early Sunday in the Tupelo store if he'd built the bomb a little differently, officials say

• Nov 3, 2015

"Hard decision": Ole Miss removes flag with Confederate emblem

Action comes days after students, faculty adopt resolution calling for removal of controversial banner from campus

• Oct 26, 2015

Vote is 20-1 on flying Confederate flag at Tenn. courthouse

Greene County commissioners officially weigh in on controversial proposal

• Oct 20, 2015

Confederate flag license plates likely to be recalled in Maryland

Federal judge gives attorney general the green light to lift 1997 injunction preventing the state from taking the plates out of circulation.

• Oct 16, 2015

Maryland students told to remove Confederate flag clothing

Brunswick High School encouraged students to wear patriotic colors for event and some wore clothes displaying Confederate symbol

• Oct 14, 2015

​Ga. Confederate flag supporters face terrorism charges

Indictment handed down over disputed July 25 altercation in which truck convoy confronted residents at a kid's birthday party

• Oct 12, 2015

2 dozen Va. students suspended for Confederate flag clothing

Spokeswoman says clothing violates dress code of Christiansburg High School, which is 83 percent white

• Sep 17, 2015

Charleston schools ban Confederate flag displays

Code of conduct for the Charleston County School District now prohibits students from wearing clothing, jewelry or other apparel bearing the flag

• Aug 18, 2015

George Zimmerman selling Confederate flag prints

The controversial killer of Trayvon Martin and Florida Gun Supply store (which declares itself "Muslim-free") are selling Zimmerman's signed paintings

• Aug 18, 2015

Confederate flags placed at renowned church near MLK Center

Police say 2 men were caught on surveillance video arranging the flags around the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta

• Jul 30, 2015

Poll: Views on Charleston shooting, Confederate flag

CBS News/New York Times poll: American differ noticeably by race when it comes to interpreting the symbolism of the Confederate flag

• Jul 23, 2015

Photo of black officer helping white supremacist goes viral

Things got heated when the KKK and a black justice group showed up for separate rallies in South Carolina over the weekend

• Jul 20, 2015

KKK, Black Justice group clash in S.C. capitol

Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan were protesting removal of rebel battle flag; police alert for more fights as more rallies planned

• Jul 19, 2015

Obama greeted with Confederate flags in Oklahoma

Protestors waving the flags gathered outside a high school the president visited Wednesday

• Jul 16, 2015

Confederate flag rally draws thousands, sparks gunfire in Florida

Shots fired during event to back decision to return flag to a display outside government complex in Ocala

• Jul 13, 2015

Amid rebel flag controversy, Tenn. to honor KKK leader

The state will observe the birthday of Nathan Bedford Forrest as per statute, while city of Memphis seeks to exhume and move his remains

• Jul 12, 2015

NAACP votes to end 15-year boycott of South Carolina

Debate that was reignited by mass shooting at a black church in Charleston forces another barrier to drop

• Jul 12, 2015

Illinois high school faces pressure to drop "Midgets" nickname

Little People of America argue the nickname for the school mascot is derogatory and they want to see it change

• Jul 10, 2015

History in the making in South Carolina

Confederate flag to be taken down at Statehouse where it's flown since 1961

• Jul 10, 2015

Confederate flag battle sparks debate over Ala. high school mascot

Some in an Alabama town believe the "Rebel Man" symbolizes a racist past, while others are defending the character

• Jul 9, 2015

S.C. gov. signs bill to remove Confederate flag from capitol grounds

After starting the call to take down the flag weeks ago, Gov. Nikki Haley has signed an order requiring its removal

• Jul 9, 2015

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