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America's original sin: Floyd death prompts historical soul-searching

Jun 13, 2020 - 10:16 PM

'We're seeing tens of millions, if not hundreds of millions, of Americans wrestling with fundamental questions of what do we do with the unsavory – and, let's be frank, even immoral – aspects of our past.'

A statue of Confederate States President Jefferson Davis lies on the street after protesters pulled it down in Richmond, Virginia, on June 10, 2020. The symbols of the Confederate States and its support for slavery are being targeted for removal following the May 25, 2020, death of George Floyd while in police custody. Parker Michels-Boyce / AFP

U.S. shopper uses KKK hood as face covering

May 06, 2020 - 11:46 AM

'I am stunned, stunned because it's always sad when somebody, regardless of what the reasoning is, resorts to putting any kind of symbol out there that depicts some kind of hatred,' says Mayor John Minto

KKK. An activist paints an image depicting Ku Klux Klan on the border wall between the cities of Mexico's Ciudad Juarez and US' Sunland Park during a protest in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico on November 5, 2017. Photo by Herika Martinez/AFP