The Irish Times

Dealing with the legacy of history at the Capitol in Texas

America Letter: Monuments to confederate forces in the Civil War another symbol of division in America

Fri Feb 18 2022 - 20:00

Jury awards millions in damages over far right violence in Charlottesville

Nine people who suffered physical or emotional injuries during demonstrations to receive payment

Wed Nov 24 2021 - 07:13

Virginia removes Confederate statue of Robert E Lee

Richmond’s empty pedestals symbolise the US’s unfinished business of race

Wed Sept 08 2021 - 18:35

Trump homes in on White House or Gettysburg for nomination speech

Choice of Gettysburg could be electorally advantageous to president in re-election bid

Mon Aug 10 2020 - 22:23

Sporting Cathedrals: Augusta a promised land, for golfers anyway

The Masters is golf’s only Major to annually return to the same famous host course

Thu Jul 30 2020 - 06:00

Fintan O’Toole: In the US, the 19th century is coming to a very slow end

The unfinished business of slavery, emancipation and Civil War is still playing itself out

Sat Jul 11 2020 - 06:00

Statues are not a neutral narration of complex events

World View: The decision to build a public monument is always a political act

Sat Jun 13 2020 - 01:00

Washington as seat of power becomes seat of unrest once again

America Letter: Militarised capital site of skirmishes in zone which is district not state

Fri Jun 05 2020 - 20:00

America Letter: the debate around Confederate statues is far from over

Statues honouring the losing Confederate side are seen as an attempt to reclaim a lost and noble cause despite the south’s support for slavery

Sat May 04 2019 - 01:00

US Confederate statues are protected by law, Virginia court rules

City council in Charlottesville told it cannot remove statues of generals Robert E Lee and Stonewall Jackson

Wed May 01 2019 - 21:38

Richmond, Virginia: a city still enslaved by its Confederate past

America Letter: memories of the state capital’s dark past are never far from the surface

Sat Mar 23 2019 - 01:00

Man who hit Charlottesville protester with car convicted of murder

White nationalist James Alex Fields Jr killed Heather Heyer and injured dozens

Sat Dec 08 2018 - 07:38

Protesters topple ‘Silent Sam’ Confederate statue at University of North Carolina

Statue, erected in 1913 and known as Silent Sam, fell after nightfall

Tue Aug 21 2018 - 12:10

Rally by US white supremacists is over almost before it begins

White nationalists find themselves outnumbered by opponents, police and media

Mon Aug 13 2018 - 10:25

Charlottesville one year on: ‘Sometimes change and justice only come through discord’

There are signs of change in the US city where a white supremacist rally turned into scenes of unimaginable terror

Sat Aug 04 2018 - 06:00

Charlottesville organiser gets permission for ‘anniversary’ event in Washington

Jason Kessler was organiser of last year’s white supremacist rally in which one was killed

Thu Jun 21 2018 - 17:40

Confederate statues stand as reminder of the State’s slave history

America Letter: 50 years after Martin Luther King’s death, race relations still perturb US

Sat Mar 31 2018 - 01:00

Thanks to Donald Trump, Americans now know what they don’t want

Maureen Dowd: the qualities required – and now lacking – of a US president have never been more clear

Mon Feb 12 2018 - 01:00

What fate awaits the removed Confederate statues?

As civil war statues come down in the US, new uses are being sought for them

Fri Oct 20 2017 - 01:00

Cork council condemns killing of Charlottesville victim

It is important to let Heather Heyer’s family know they are not alone, says councillor

Wed Sept 13 2017 - 10:37

Proposal to remove Tuam plaque to Confederate soldier rejected

Councillor says removal of memorial celebrating Richard Dowling not a ‘top priority’

Mon Sept 11 2017 - 18:43

Are we right to honour John Mitchel?

Patsy McGarry: Irish patriot was staunch backer of slavery and the US Confederacy

Mon Sept 04 2017 - 05:00

Calls to remove only Confederate memorial on Irish soil

Man arrested for attempted bomb attack on statue to Tuam-born Richard Dowling in US

Wed Aug 23 2017 - 15:44

Sports commentator dropped for having same name as Confederate general

ESPN removes Robert Lee from its coverage of University of Virginia football game

Wed Aug 23 2017 - 10:07

Trump ‘sad’ to see history ‘ripped apart’ with removal of ‘beautiful statues’

Remarks come as officials in several states seek symbols of Confederacy taken down

Thu Aug 17 2017 - 16:17

Simon Jenkins: With every sneer, liberals just make Trump stronger

Insulting the president insults the white working class that voted for him

Thu Aug 17 2017 - 12:33

Charlottesville: Hundreds gather to remember woman killed

Killing at white nationalist clashes ‘magnified’ Heather Heyer’s message

Thu Aug 17 2017 - 08:46

Richard Wolffe: The president of the United States is now a neo-Nazi sympathiser

Donald Trump’s press conference was a grotesque display of empathy for violent racists. At least it united the Republicans in disgust at their president

Wed Aug 16 2017 - 19:04

Two Bush presidents slam ‘bigotry’ as Trump reignites race row

US president criticised for blaming both sides for violence at demonstration in Virginia

Wed Aug 16 2017 - 17:38

Baltimore takes down Confederate statues in middle of night

Memorials in city removed days after a Baltimore city council vote on the issue

Wed Aug 16 2017 - 13:18

Trump wades into history with comments on monument removal

Analysis: Trump’s comments drew negative reactions from many historians

Wed Aug 16 2017 - 09:18

Brian Boyd: Sunlight of tech disinfects Charlottesville

Unhidden by hoods and robes, white nationalists have been caught on camera

Wed Aug 16 2017 - 01:00

Trump’s election made right-wing violence inevitable

Anti-racists should focus less on symbols and more on present-day manifestations

Tue Aug 15 2017 - 00:22

Charlottesville violence: Victim of car attack named

Images emerge of man suspected of driving vehicle into protesters in far-right uniform

Sun Aug 13 2017 - 18:48