Confederate monument Coverage

NC Supreme Court hears arguments on fate of Confederate monument honoring Zebulon Vance in Asheville

The North Carolina Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday about the removal of the Vance Monument in Asheville. It was dedicated to a former North Carolina governor and Confederate Col. Zebulon Vance.

Shelle Jackson, WRAL reporter

NC Supreme Court hears arguments on Confederate monument

The North Carolina Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday morning in a dispute over a Conferate monument in Asheville.

NC Supreme Court hears Asheville Confederate monument case

A preservation society based in Buncombe County is suing the City of Asheville over who owns and can determine the future of the Zebulon Baird Vance Monument in the city.

NC has sixth-most Confederate monuments in US

North Carolina has the sixth-most Confederate memorials in the nation, and there is a debate about whether or not they should be removed.

Ali Ingersoll, WRAL investigative data reporter

Debate rages over fate of Confederate monuments in North Carolina

A court ruled this week that a Confederate monument in Louisburg will remain at a cemetery after being relocated there several years ago. The monument is one of dozens in the state honoring Confederate leaders and soldiers.

Enfield police chief, captain cite 'hostile' and 'noxious' work environment in resignation letters

Enfield Police Chief James Ayers announced his retirement in the wake of the of controversy over the destruction of the town's Confederate monument. In his resignation letter obtained by WRAL News, Ayers cited a "oppressive and hostile work environment" by town leaders.

Maggie Brown, WRAL multiplatform producer

Judge dismisses NAACP lawsuit asking for removal of Alamance County Confederate monument

A North Carolina Superior Court judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the NAACP in which the group called for the removal of a Confederate statue from in front of the Alamance County's historic courthouse.

Maggie Brown, WRAL multipaltform producer

Governor responds to Enfield mayor's call for state of emergency

Enfield Mayor Mondale Robinson called for the governor and attorney general to come to the town to investigate recent messages of racism.

Enfield police chief resigns amid Confederate monument controversy

Enfield Police Chief James Ayers is resigning from his position in the wake of controversy over the destruction of the town's Confederate monument, WRAL News has learned.

Enfield mayor calls on Gov. Cooper to investigate messages of racism: 'We need our governor to lock arms with this community'

Enfield Mayor Mondale Robinson held a Tuesday morning news conference to call for Gov. Roy Cooper and Attorney General Josh Stein to take action.

Keenan Willard, WRAL eastern North Carolina reporter

Enfield mayor to call for state of emergency over racists letters

Enfield Mayor Mondale Robinson announced Saturday he will ask the governor to declare a state of emergency in the wake of what the town is calling domestic terror threats.

Days after Confederate monument removed, Enfield residents receive racist letter

Residents in Enfield said they received a racist letter days after a Confederate monument was taken down.

Julian Grace, WRAL anchor/reporter

Enfield residents says they won't be intimidated by racist letters

Resident in Enfield said they received a racist letter days after a Confederate monument is taken down.

Mayor livestreams monument coming down at Enfield park

Enfield Mayor Mondale Robinson went live on Facebook Sunday evening as a bulldozer brought down a Confederate statue at a local park.

SBI investigating removal of Confederate monument in Enfield

The State Bureau of Investigation is investigating the removal of a Confederate monument in Halifax County.

Keenan Willard, WRAL eastern North Carolina reporter

NAACP says Confederate statue should be removed from public courthouse

More than 100 confederate monuments are still scattered across NC. Now, there is an effort to move the one at the Robeson County courthouse.

Local NAACP leader urges removal of Confederate statue outside courthouse in Robeson County

More than 100 Confederate monuments are still scattered across North Carolina. Some people have called to have them removed, but others feel strongly they should stay.

Bryan Mims, WRAL reporter

Virginia opens second time capsule

For the second time this month, conservation experts in Virginia's capital city are set to open an apparent time capsule found in the remnants of a pedestal that once held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. State officials hope Tuesday's opening of the aged copper box, which was discovered and carefully extracted from the monument site a day earlier, will mark the end of a long search for an elusive 1887 time capsule.

Confederate statues may be gone, but they continue to cost local taxpayers

Numerous Confederate statues have been toppled by protesters or removed by local governments across central North Carolina in recent years. But some continue to cost taxpayers money as officials try to figure out what to do with the monuments.

Sarah Krueger, WRAL Durham reporter

Chatham still paying for long-gone Confederate statue

Numerous Confederate statues have been toppled by protesters or removed by local governments across central North Carolina in recent years. But some continue to cost taxpayers money as officials try to figure out what to do with the monuments.

Fort Bragg one step closer to name change

More than 90,000 name suggestions were sent to the Congressional Naming Commission. The public has until Dec. 1 to submit a suggestion for a name to Fort Bragg.

Fort Bragg considers new names after Congressional order

Fayetteville hosted a virtual town hall Tuesday asking for public comment about renaming Fort Bragg, home of the 82nd Airborne Division and the Army's Special Operations Command.

Public suggests renaming Fort Bragg after Union officer Edward Bragg

The City of Fayetteville hosted a virtual town hall asking for public comment about renaming Fort Bragg, home of the Airborne and Special Operation Force.

Bryan Mims, WRAL reporter; Maggie Brown, WRAL multiplatform producer

Virginia Removes Robert E. Lee Statue From State Capital

RICHMOND, Va. — One of the nation’s largest Confederate monuments — a soaring statue of Robert E. Lee, the South’s Civil War general — was hoisted off its pedestal in downtown Richmond, Virginia, Wednesday, bringing to an end the era of Confederate statues in the city that is best known for them.

Sabrina Tavernise, New York Times

Robert E. Lee statue removed in Virginia

The 12-ton statue, which sat on its pedestal for over 130 years, was lifted in one piece by a crane. It will be put in storage.