Whose heritage? Public symbols of the Confederacy

Publication

Jacksonville History Center

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

Library.1459

Description

74 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. In an updated edition of the 2016 report Whose Heritage?, the SPLC identifies 114 Confederate symbols that have been removed since the Charleston attack — and 1,747 that still stand. Contents: Introduction -- Executive summary -- Findings -- A Closer look -- Timeline -- Map -- Methodology -- List -- Acknowledgements. Intro:"The 2015 massacre of 9 African Americans at the historic "Mother Emanuel" church in Charleston, South Carolina, sparked a nation-wide movement to remove Confederate monuments, flags and other symbols from the public square, and to rename schools, parks, roads and other public works that pay homage to the Confederacy." An alphabetical by state record of publicly supported spaces dedicated to the Confederacy. Then by city within each state. Florida (P.31-33) - 68 active, 12 have been removed. Jacksonville has 13 monuments listed with 1 of them being renamed/removed. Nathan B. Forrest High School was renamed Westside High School.

Collection

Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Monuments -- Southern States., Confederate States of America -- History., United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Monuments., United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Monuments -- Moral and ethical aspects., United States -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century., United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.

Publication Details

Author

Southern Poverty Law Center

Edition

2nd ed

Publisher

Southern Poverty Law Center

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Montgomery, Ala.

Call No.

E 645 .S6 2019