A federal appeals court allows New Orleans to remove three prominently displayed Confederate monuments.
Mississippi is the only state in the United States that continues to fly a Confederate emblem on its flag and the fight to bring it down has reached the nation's capital.
A Republican lawmaker from Georgia, who was criticized last week for saying the Ku Klux Klan was not racist, has now withdrawn his name from several bills he sponsored to honor the Confederacy.
State Rep. Tommy Benton has come out in favor of two bills that will formally uphold holidays celebrating Confederate members.