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The monument, pictured here in August 2017, was once partly covered by wood. It has since been dismantled altogether.

How an Infamous Confederate Obelisk Finally Came Down

The monument in Birmingham, Alabama, became a flashpoint in the fight for racial justice.

Jessica Leigh Hester June 5, 2020

Smoke billows over Tulsa, Oklahoma, during the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

Unearthing the True Toll of the Tulsa Race Massacre

99 years later, a community works with archaeologists to answer longstanding questions about a brutal tragedy.

Megan Gannon June 1, 2020