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FILE - Work crews work to remove the statue of confederate general Stonewall Jackson, Wednesday, July 1, 2020, in Richmond, Va. Richmond, Virginia, has secured an $11 million philanthropic donation to build a new interpretive center city officials hope will someday be part of an ambitious, long-envisioned memorial campus honoring the memory of enslaved people. Richmond’s grant is among more than $16 million in total funding The Mellon Foundation is providing to recipients in the former Confederate capital for projects that are “examining, preserving and reimagining” its “rich historical narratives.” (AP Photo/Steve Helber, file)

Projects examining Richmond’s history win $16M in funding

By Sarah Rankin - Associated Press

This Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, file photo shows stained glass windows depicting two Confederate generals at the Washington National Cathedral. Washington National Cathedral has chosen contemporary artist Kerry James Marshall, renowned for his wide-ranging works depicting African American life, to design new stained-glass windows with themes of racial justice to replace windows with Confederate imagery that were removed from the landmark sanctuary in 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Washington National Cathedral names artist to replace Confederate windows

By Peter Smith - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2009, file photo, Elizabeth Alexander recites a poem during swearing-in ceremonies at the Capitol in Washington. Alexander is the president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, which announced Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, it is spending $250 million on a five-year effort called the &quot;Monuments Project&quot; to reimagine monuments in public spaces. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)

Mellon launches $250M project to remake American monuments

By REBECCA SANTANA - Associated Press

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