There are 3 article(s) tagged Confederate statue:

• August 2024

  • Calkins: Jermaine ‘FunnyMaine’ Johnson is a Memphian to take seriously

    The comedian, DJ, video producer and ‘poet laureate of Alabama football' is new to Memphis-Shelby County Schools. But he’s not as new to Memphis as you might think.

    By Geoff Calkins August 29, 2024

• August 2020

  • Protesters seek removal of Confederate monument in Collierville

    Protesters gather at Collierville Town Square and seek removal of Confederate references in the business district.

    By Abigail Warren August 10, 2020

• June 2020

  • How Ja Morant came to ask Murray, Ky., to tear down a Confederate statue

    Ja Morant wrote a letter to the judge executive in Murray, Kentucky, asking that a Confederate statue be taken down. Here's the story of how that letter happened — and what might come next.

    By Geoff Calkins June 15, 2020