*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. CLAIM: Gen. Robert E. Lee, who led the Confederate States Army in the Civil War, “opposed both secession and slavery.” He did not ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) A confederate memorial to Robert E. Lee is now sitting in Marion Square, but questions have arisen about how the tribute to the controversial figure came to be in such a ...

On Sunday, Jan. 19, the state of Florida officially honors the birth of a man who led armies to fight against the United States of America. Robert E. Lee's birthday is one of three Confederate ...

A Mississippi lawmaker has introduced legislation to separate the state’s joint celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. and ...

A monument honoring the abolition of slavery was dedicated in Richmond, Virginia, just two miles from where a hulking statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee once prominently stood.

A portrait of Confederate general Robert E Lee that includes a slave guiding his horse is set to be reinstated in the Pentagon. The 20-foot-tall painting, which was on display at the United States ...

CLAIM: Gen. Robert E. Lee, who led the Confederate States Army in the Civil War, “opposed both secession and slavery.” He did not own slaves. THE FACTS: According to historians, not only did Lee own ...