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Kentucky to begin work on Jefferson Davis statue context

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Senators and their staff await information about the ongoing budget negotiations between legislative leaders on the final day of the regular legislative session, on Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

A look at what passed, failed in Louisiana lawmaking session

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

A piece of Confederate memorabilia to General Robert E. Lee sits atop a box at the Nash Farm Battlefield Museum, a small Civil War museum closing in Hampton, Ga., Thursday, May 25, 2017. Against the backdrop of the removal of Confederate symbols from public spaces around the South, the closure of the small Civil War museum in Georgia has stirred up strong emotions. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Civil War museum closes after spat over Confederate flag

By KATE BRUMBACK - Associated Press

A statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee is removed from Lee Circle Friday, May 19, 2017, in New Orleans. Lee's was the last of four monuments to Confederate-era figures to be removed under a 2015 City Council vote on a proposal by Mayor Mitch Landrieu. (AP Photo/Scott Threlkeld)

What will New Orleans do with the Confederate statues?

By REBECCA SANTANA - Associated Press

A statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee is removed from Lee Circle Friday, May 19, 2017, in New Orleans. Lee's was the last of four monuments to Confederate-era figures to be removed under a 2015 City Council vote on a proposal by Mayor Mitch Landrieu. (AP Photo/Scott Threlkeld)

Confederate statue removals part of New Orleans mayor legacy

By KEVIN McGILL and JESSE J. HOLLAND - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2015 file photo, the statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee stands in Lee Circle in New Orleans. The city of New Orleans plans to take down the confederate statue on Friday, May 18, 2017, completing the southern city’s removal of four Confederate-related statues that some called divisive. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Statue of General Lee coming down in New Orleans on Friday

By JESSE J. HOLLAND - Associated Press

A worker in protective gear takes down an Army National Guard flag from the statue of Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard during the statue's removal from the entrance to City Park in New Orleans, Tuesday, May 16, 2017. The city announced late Tuesday that it had begun the process of removing a statue of Confederate Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard — the third of four monuments city officials plan to take down across the city. (AP Photo/Scott Threlkeld)

New Orleans begins takedown of 3rd Confederate-era monument

By REBECCA SANTANA and KEVIN MCGILL - Associated Press

Torch-wielding group protests Confederate statue removal

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A statue of Confederate Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard at the entrance to New Orleans City Park. A last-ditch effort to block the removal of a monument to a Confederate general in New Orleans was rejected Wednesday, May 10, 2017, by a Louisiana judge who turned away arguments that the city doesn't own the statue or the land on which it sits. (AP Photo/Kevin McGill)

2nd of 4 Confederate monuments in New Orleans removed

By Gerald Herbert - Associated Press

In this undated photo, Confederate Gen. Pierre G.T. Beauregard, commander of the South Carolina Confederate forces on the attack on Fort Sumter, is shown. Supporters of Confederate-era monuments slated for removal in New Orleans have launched a new court fight to save one of them. Beauregard on horseback is at the main entrance to New Orleans City Park. Monument supporters say their research shows the statue is not owned by the city, but by the City Park Improvement Association, an agency overseen by the state. (AP Photo)

Judge rejects effort to block Confederate statue’s removal

By KEVIN McGILL - Associated Press

Debate over Vermont high school team’s name spans decades

By NICOLE HIGGINS DeSMET - Associated Press

Confederate monument removal bid exceeds New Orleans funds

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Georgia editorial roundup

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson speaks in the governor's conference room inside the state Capitol in Little Rock, Tuesday, March 21, 2017, before signing a bill moving the state's Robert E. Lee holiday to October. Until Hutchison signed the bill, Arkansas had celebrated Lee and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., on the same day in January. A portrait of Hutchinson's predecessor, Gov. Mike Beebe, hangs above the fireplace. (AP Photo/Kelly P. Kissel)

Arkansas ends Robert E. Lee-Martin Luther King Jr. holiday

By ANDREW DeMILLO - Associated Press

Mississippi statues at US Capitol up for discussion

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This recently restored home of Mary Thompson in Gettysburg, Pa., was once a staging ground for General Robert E. Lee and his men before and during the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. The 4-acre property had been privately owned ever since the Civil War’s bloodiest battle, sprouting a motel, restaurant and other modern structures that dismayed preservationists and history buffs.James Lighthizer, president of Civil War Trust, says it was “one of the most important unprotected historic buildings in America.” (AP Photo/Timothy Jacobsen)

Robert E. Lee’s Gettysburg headquarters gets $6M facelift

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM - Associated Press

This recently restored home of Mary Thompson in Gettysburg, Pa., was once a staging ground for General Robert E. Lee and his men before and during the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. The 4-acre property had been privately owned ever since the Civil War’s bloodiest battle, sprouting a motel, restaurant and other modern structures that dismayed preservationists and history buffs.James Lighthizer, president of Civil War Trust, says it was “one of the most important unprotected historic buildings in America.” (AP Photo/Timothy Jacobsen)

The Latest: Renovation of Lee’s Gettysburg HQ is unveiled

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, Chief Justice Roger Gregory, gestures during an interview in his office in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016. Gregory oversees the powerful court which hears appeals from Virginia, Maryland West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Q&A: Powerful appeals court gets its first black chief judge

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER - Associated Press

Illustration on the wrongness of declaring government's "right" to free speech by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

ANDREW NAPOLITANO: Protecting hatred preserves freedom

By Andrew P. Napolitano

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe speaks during an interview with The Associated Press during the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport, north of Paris, on June 16, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Terry McAuliffe moves to end display of Confederate flag on Va. license plates

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times