It also contains a bust of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, along with the words "in appreciation of our faithful slaves" on a separate panel, according to the University of North Carolina library.

An I-Team analysis counts 109 remaining Confederate statues, monuments and memorials throughout North Carolina; the number not including Silent Sam or a statue ripped down in Durham in August 2017.

North Carolina residents sued their county in federal court to remove a Confederate monument that thanks “faithful slaves” and celebrates the Confederacy.

Confederate monuments in North Carolina, as elsewhere nationwide, were a frequent focal point for racial inequality protests in the late 2010s, and particularly in 2020 following the murder of ...

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 ...

The monument in Tyrrell County, North Carolina, features a Confederate soldier on top of a pedestal with the inscription “In appreciation of our faithful slaves” written underneath.

North Carolina had 95 Confederate monuments as of November, McClatchy reported at the time. Since 2015, at least seven statues have come down in North Carolina, according to the Southern Poverty ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A vandalized Confederate monument in Charlotte, North Carolina was removed from Old City Hall on Thursday and relocated to a city warehouse for cleaning. “Right now there ...

RALEIGH — A North Carolina historical commission decided Wednesday that three Confederate monuments will remain on the state Capitol grounds with newly added context about slavery and civil ...

Confederate monuments in North Carolina, as elsewhere nationwide, were a frequent focal point for racial inequality protests in the late 2010s, and particularly in 2020 following the murder of ...

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.