Each April, Alabama observes Confederate Memorial Day, a state holiday that honors soldiers who fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War. The day remains a point of reflection and debate as ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has ordered Confederate flags taken down from the grounds of the state Capitol. It's the latest move to banish the divisive banner from state capitals, ...

Sign up for JD Crowe’s newsletter: Enter your email to subscribe to JD’s weekly newsletter, Crowe Jam. “Abolish slavery tomorrow, and not a sentence or syllable ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Four Confederate flags were taken down from the grounds of the Alabama Capitol on Wednesday as Gov. Robert Bentley became the first southern governor to order the removal of ...

Alabama is marking one of three Confederate holidays today. State offices are closed today to commemorate the birthday of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. June 3 is one of three in Alabama that ...

April is Confederate Heritage and History Month in Alabama, and one of the South’s enemies in the state has resigned. Great men north and south of the Mason-Dixon line say tragedy strikes when a ...

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FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — The city of Florence has reached a tentative agreement to settle a free speech lawsuit brought by an organization that staged dozens of protests against a Confederate monument in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Robert E Lee (Getty Images) Two Alabama public high schools have new names and mascots, after paying a $50,000 fine to the state ...

The Confederate battle flag standing at the foot of the Confederate memorial on the Alabama Capitol grounds was quietly removed Wednesday morning. Republican Gov. Robert Bentley confirmed that he ...