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African Americans have long defied white supremacy and celebrated Black culture in public spaces

  • Written by Shannon M. Smith, Associate Professor of History, College of Saint Benedict & Saint John's University
African Americans have long defied white supremacy and celebrated Black culture in public spacesProtesters at the Richmond, Virginia monument to Confederate General Robert E. Lee on June 18, 2020. Zach D Roberts/NurPhoto via Getty Images

From Richmond to New York City to Seattle, anti-racist activists are getting results as Confederate monuments are coming down by the dozens.

In Richmond, Virginia, protesters have changed the story of Lee...

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