Leaders of both parties honored 100 Black lawmakers from the Reconstruction era, then turned to modern battles over Confederate heritage.

Virginia Democrats are once again advocating for legislation aimed at stripping tax-exempt status from several organizations linked to Richmond’s Confederate ... war was about states rights ...

If individuals want to pay tribute to the Confederacy, they should pay that tribute themselves and not burden Virginia ...

A bill to end Virginia’s special tax exemptions for Confederate organization passed its final General Assembly hurdle Friday and is headed to Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who vetoed the same measure last year ...

It would be the U.S. Navy’s biggest defeat until World War II and threatened to change the balance of power in American waters. The power brokers in Washington panicked. Everyone except Navy Secretary ...

Virginia lawmakers advanced legislation to remove tax breaks from multiple Confederate groups after ... The sponsor of the bill, Democratic state Del. Alex Askew, said it is not aimed at saying ...

During the Civil War, Confederates targeted free Black people in the North, kidnapping them to sell into slavery. After the ...

“This legislation does not challenge Confederate organizations ... exempt status of any nonprofit organization in any state, including Virginia, and deems Virginia House Bill 1699 unnecessary ...

VIRGINIA, USA — A Virginia Senate subcommittee passed the bill to end tax exemptions for Confederate-related organizations Friday. House Bill 1699 was passed despite the same legislation being ...

The NAACP has filed a lawsuit after Shenandoah County Public Schools reverted school names back to those honoring Confederate ...

Instead, Lee commanded the Virginia state forces and became a general in the Confederate army, praised as a tactician who led his men to a mixed record of wins against vastly superior forces ...