It comes amid a nationwide backlash against Confederate symbols, which have been criticized amid protests on racial injustice across the United States.
A university in Virginia, the former capital of the Confederacy, is to remove all symbols honoring Confederate supporters from its campus as such items nationwide face a mounting push against such monuments nationwide.
This move will see plaques taken down as well as the names of figures linked to the confederacy taken from the names of several buildings on campus. Michael Rao, president of Virginia Commonwealth University, said in a statement:"Expert historical analyses reveal a more complete story of the meaning of all of these memorials and commemorations that we cannot ignore nor accept.
"We've learned a lot from this process, and it is clear that the values represented by these namings and symbols run counter to the values to which we are committed — inclusion, equity and diversity. The symbols of the Confederacy have come to impede our mission to serve all and that's why I have recommended we no longer honor those symbols."
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