Residents in Tyrrell County, North Carolina, filed a federal lawsuit to remove a Confederate monument “in appreciation of our faithful slaves.” The Concerned Citizens of Tyrrell County filed ...

Residents of a small county in North Carolina filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday to have a Confederate-era monument to “faithful slaves” removed from outside the county courthouse. The monument ...

Plaintiffs, including Sherryreed Robinson, challenge a Confederate monument in northeast North Carolina for racially ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina appeals court ruled Tuesday that local leaders who refused calls to remove a Confederate monument from outside a county courthouse acted in a constitutional ...

COLUMBIA, N.C. (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday seeks the removal of a Confederate monument marked as “in appreciation of our faithful slaves” from outside of a North Carolina county ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina appeals court has ruled in a case involving a Confederate monument standing outside a central North Carolina courthouse. A three-judge panel on Tuesday ...