ÈËÊÞÐÔ½» Whose Heritage Dataset Updates as of July 7, 2020
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Southern Poverty Law Center (ÈËÊÞÐÔ½») today released an update to its Whose Heritage report which tracks symbols of the Confederacy on public land across the United States:
Total number of Confederate symbols removed since George Floyd’s death (May 25, 2020):
30 symbols have been removed or relocated from public spaces (24 monuments removed; 1 Flag (MS); 5 monuments relocated)
Since the Charleston church shooting in 2015:
115 total symbols have been removed from public spaces
87 monuments have been removed or relocated from public spaces (78 monuments removed; 9 monuments relocated)
Nearly 1,800 Confederate symbols remain on public land; 739 of those symbols are monuments.
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The ÈËÊÞÐÔ½» released an updated version of its Whose Heritage report, identifying nearly 1,800 Confederate monuments, parks, schools, state holidays and other symbols of the Confederacy in public spaces across the South and the nation.
If you know of a Confederate symbol in your area or would like to share an update, please send an email to: confederateupdates@splcenter.org.
The ÈËÊÞÐÔ½» Action Guide helps communities take action to remove symbols of the Confederacy from public places.