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28 places better off without Confederate monuments

A few down, many more to go.

September 28, 2017
Franklin, Ohio: Robert E Lee Memorial removed on August 16, 2017.   Photography: Tom Hoying
New Orleans, Louisiana: Monument of Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard removed on May 16, 2017.   Photography: Akasha Rabut
​Baltimore,​ ​Maryland: Confederate​ ​Soldiers​ ​and​ ​Sailors​ ​Monument​ removed on August 16, 2017.   Photography: Jared Soares
​Baltimore,​ ​Maryland: Confederate​ ​Soldiers​ ​and​ ​Sailors​ ​Monument​ removed on August 16, 2017.   Photography: Jared Soares
St. Louis, Missouri: Confederate Monument removed from Forest Park on June 26 2017.   Photography: Whitney Curtis
Brooklyn, New York: Plaque marking a tree planted in by Robert E Lee removed on August 16, 2017.   Photography: Stephanie Noritz
Durham, North Carolina: Confederate statue outside the old Durham County Courthouse pulled down by protesters on August 14 2017.   Photography: Colby Katz
Orlando, Florida: Confederate statue nicknamed "Johnny Reb," removed on July 4, 2017.   Photography: Zack Wittman
Kansas City, Missouri: Confederate monument removed on August 20, 2017.   Photography: Barett Emke
Austin, Texas: Statue of General Robert E. Lee removed on August 21, 2017   Photography: Valerie Chiang
New Orleans, Louisiana: A monument to the Battle of Liberty Place removed on April 24, 2017.   Photography: Akasha Rabut
Rockville,​ ​Maryland: Statue​ ​of​ Confederate​ ​cavalryman​ ​on​ ​the​ ​grounds​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Redbrick​ ​Courthouse removed on July 22, 2017​.   Photography: Jared Soares
Baltimore, Maryland: Statue of former U.S. chief justice Roger B. Taney removed on August 16, 2017.   Photography: Jared Soares
Daytona Beach, Florida: Plaques commemorating Confederate soldiers removed on August 18, 2017.   Photography: Zack Wittman
Ellicott​ ​City, Maryland: Confederate ​monument​ on the grounds of the ​Howard​ ​County​ ​Circuit Court building​ removed on August 18, 2017.   Photography: Jared Soares
​Baltimore,​ ​Maryland: Robert​ ​E.​ ​Lee​ ​and​ ​Thomas​ ​"Stonewall"​ ​Jackson​ ​Monument​ ​removed on August 16 2017   Photography: Jared Soares
Austin, Texas: Statue of Jefferson Davis removed on August 30, 2015.   Photography: Valerie Chiang
Saint Petersburg, Florida: Confederate marker noting the southern terminus of the Stonewall Jackson Memorial Highway removed on August 15, 2017.   Photography: Zack Wittman
​Baltimore,​ ​Maryland: Confederate​ ​Women's​ ​Monument​ removed on August 16, 2017.   Jared Soares
​Baltimore,​ ​Maryland: Confederate​ ​Women's​ ​Monument​ removed on August 16, 2017.   Jared Soares
Madison, Wisconsin: Plaque memorializing Confederate soldiers removed on August 16, 2017.   Photography: Narayan Mahon
Worthington, Ohio: A marker noting the birthplace of Confederate general, Roswell Ripley, removed on August 19, 2017.   Photography: Tom Hoying
Helena, Montana: Memorial to Confederate soldiers removed from a public partk on August 18, 2017   Photography: Janie Osborne
New Orleans, Louisiana: Monument to Jefferson Davis removed on May 11, 2017.   Photography: Akasha Rabut
Bradenton, Florida: Confederate statue removed from the Manatee County Courthouse on August 24, 2017.   Photography: Zack Wittman
Louisville, Kentucky: Confederate monument removed on November 15, 2016.   Photography: Jacob Roberts