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
Jury awards millions in damages over far right violence in Charlottesville
Nine people who suffered physical or emotional injuries during demonstrations to receive payment
Virginia removes Confederate statue of Robert E Lee
Richmond’s empty pedestals symbolise the US’s unfinished business of race
Trump homes in on White House or Gettysburg for nomination speech
Choice of Gettysburg could be electorally advantageous to president in re-election bid
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
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
Statues are not a neutral narration of complex events
World View: The decision to build a public monument is always a political act
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
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
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
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
Man who hit Charlottesville protester with car convicted of murder
White nationalist James Alex Fields Jr killed Heather Heyer and injured dozens
Protesters topple ‘Silent Sam’ Confederate statue at University of North Carolina
Statue, erected in 1913 and known as Silent Sam, fell after nightfall
Rally by US white supremacists is over almost before it begins
White nationalists find themselves outnumbered by opponents, police and media
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
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
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
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
What fate awaits the removed Confederate statues?
As civil war statues come down in the US, new uses are being sought for them
Cork council condemns killing of Charlottesville victim
It is important to let Heather Heyer’s family know they are not alone, says councillor
Proposal to remove Tuam plaque to Confederate soldier rejected
Councillor says removal of memorial celebrating Richard Dowling not a ‘top priority’
Are we right to honour John Mitchel?
Patsy McGarry: Irish patriot was staunch backer of slavery and the US Confederacy
Calls to remove only Confederate memorial on Irish soil
Man arrested for attempted bomb attack on statue to Tuam-born Richard Dowling in US
Sports commentator dropped for having same name as Confederate general
ESPN removes Robert Lee from its coverage of University of Virginia football game
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
Simon Jenkins: With every sneer, liberals just make Trump stronger
Insulting the president insults the white working class that voted for him
Charlottesville: Hundreds gather to remember woman killed
Killing at white nationalist clashes ‘magnified’ Heather Heyer’s message
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
Two Bush presidents slam ‘bigotry’ as Trump reignites race row
US president criticised for blaming both sides for violence at demonstration in Virginia
Baltimore takes down Confederate statues in middle of night
Memorials in city removed days after a Baltimore city council vote on the issue
Trump wades into history with comments on monument removal
Analysis: Trump’s comments drew negative reactions from many historians
Brian Boyd: Sunlight of tech disinfects Charlottesville
Unhidden by hoods and robes, white nationalists have been caught on camera
Trump’s election made right-wing violence inevitable
Anti-racists should focus less on symbols and more on present-day manifestations
Charlottesville violence: Victim of car attack named
Images emerge of man suspected of driving vehicle into protesters in far-right uniform
Charlottesville: FBI to investigate car being driven into crowd
Donald Trump under fire for failing to explicitly condemn white supremacists
How Charlottesville became the symbolic prize of the far right
Far-right activists hail clashes as ‘a stunning success’ and ‘the start of something big’
How the swastika became a Confederate flag
American racism played role in notorious Nuremberg Laws of 1935, which set Germany on the road to Holocaust
New Orleans begins removing white supremacist monuments
Liberty Place monument taken away in pieces amid protests and death threats
Culture Shock: What next? Blow up Mount Rushmore?
Statues of old white guys are being removed, vandalised or campaigned against. The problem with the new iconoclasm is knowing where to stop
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