/tags/jefferson-davis Jefferson Davis en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 14 Aug 2017 18:10:40 GMT /austin/2017-08-14/austin-council-members-want-to-rename-robert-e-lee-road-what-would-it-take-to-do-it Following a deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville over the weekend, Austin City Council Member Greg Casar is calling for the renaming of� Mon, 14 Aug 2017 18:10:40 GMT /austin/2017-08-14/austin-council-members-want-to-rename-robert-e-lee-road-what-would-it-take-to-do-it Audrey McGlinchy /education/2015-09-07/confederate-group-pushes-to-save-jefferson-davis-statue From the Texas Tribune: A statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis may have been removed from the south mall of the University of Texas at Austin,� Mon, 07 Sep 2015 15:15:50 GMT /education/2015-09-07/confederate-group-pushes-to-save-jefferson-davis-statue Matthew Watkins /austin/2015-08-31/woodrow-wilson-statue-removal-prompts-a-closer-look-at-his-history-with-race-relations After 82 years in the shadow of the school’s iconic tower, the University of Texas removed the controversial Jefferson Davis statue yesterday from its� Mon, 31 Aug 2015 19:37:39 GMT /austin/2015-08-31/woodrow-wilson-statue-removal-prompts-a-closer-look-at-his-history-with-race-relations Ben Philpott, Andrew Weber /austin/2015-08-30/ut-removes-controversial-jefferson-davis-statue After months of debate over its presence on UT-Austin's campus, the Jefferson Davis statue on the school's Main Mall was removed this morning. The statue� Sun, 30 Aug 2015 18:57:53 GMT /austin/2015-08-30/ut-removes-controversial-jefferson-davis-statue Andrew Weber /austin/2015-08-27/judge-ut-confederate-statue-can-be-removed The statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis on the University of Texas at Austin campus will soon be removed from its prominent place on campus.� Thu, 27 Aug 2015 22:29:33 GMT /austin/2015-08-27/judge-ut-confederate-statue-can-be-removed Matthew Watkins | Texas Tribune /austin/2015-08-14/ut-delays-moving-jefferson-davis-statue-after-request-for-restraining-order The University of Texas at Austin is postponing plans to begin the removal of statues of Confederate President Jefferson Davis and President Woodrow� Fri, 14 Aug 2015 22:45:21 GMT /austin/2015-08-14/ut-delays-moving-jefferson-davis-statue-after-request-for-restraining-order Matt Largey /education/2015-08-13/ut-to-relocate-jefferson-davis-statue-other-confederate-statues-to-stay-put University of Texas at Austin President Greg Fenves announced Thursday morning that the school would move a statue of Confederate leader Jefferson Davis� Thu, 13 Aug 2015 15:31:42 GMT /education/2015-08-13/ut-to-relocate-jefferson-davis-statue-other-confederate-statues-to-stay-put /news/2015-07-08/lawmakers-urge-taskforce-to-review-confederate-symbols From Texas Standard:The effort to put distance between government and symbols of the South’s Confederate past continues to gain momentum from public� Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:49:48 GMT /news/2015-07-08/lawmakers-urge-taskforce-to-review-confederate-symbols Rhonda Fanning /education/2015-07-07/public-speaks-out-on-placement-of-jefferson-davis-statue-at-ut-austin The future of monuments to Civil War figures on the University of Texas at Austin campus was discussed at a public forum today. The University held the� Tue, 07 Jul 2015 21:11:46 GMT /education/2015-07-07/public-speaks-out-on-placement-of-jefferson-davis-statue-at-ut-austin