Proposal to expand Heritage Act protections to all public memorials advances in SC Senate

A state Senate panel advanced a proposal expanding a law originally passed to keep Confederate monuments in place. The bill ...
Yahoo

City of Charleston makes decision on future of John C. Calhoun statue

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Over five years ago, the John C. Calhoun statue that stood over Charleston’s Marion Square was removed. On Tuesday, the City of Charleston announced that the statue must be ...
NBC Washington

Charleston Officials to Remove Statue of Slavery Advocate

Despite a South Carolina law protecting monuments, officials in the historic city of Charleston announced Wednesday that they plan to remove a statue of slavery advocate John C. Calhoun from a ...
Local 12 WKRC Cincinnati

Slavery advocate's statue being removed in South Carolina

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The historic South Carolina city of Charleston was removing a symbol of its legacy on Wednesday, sending crews to take away a statue honoring John C. Calhoun, an early U.S.
Post and Courier

Editorial: Fate of the Calhoun statue is now a private matter, and needs to remain so

For centuries, the center of governance in South Carolina has been the Statehouse, and the central governing authority has been the Legislature. That has remained the case even as lawmakers slowly ...
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Charleston City Council approves settlement over controversial John C. Calhoun statue

Dalton arson, homicide suspect crossed highway lanes in fatal crash, Kentucky Police say The runaway suspect of the Dalton arson and homicide case sped over 100 miles per hour and crossed highway ...