WASHINGTON _ Despite recent efforts to remove or rename Confederate memorials, there are still more than 2,000 symbols in places across the country, according to a report released Thursday.

Mississippi will celebrate Confederate Memorial Day on Monday, April 28 this year. Only four states still honor the Civil War dead with a day off for public workers, though others still treat it ...

She reports on justice and human rights issues. Contact her at cara.tabachnick@cbsinteractive.com More than 2,000 Confederate symbols are still standing in public spaces across the U.S., according ...

Senator Derrick T. Simmons argues that Confederate Memorial Day is racist and celebrates a government committed to denying basic human rights. The Confederacy's cause was rooted in preserving ...

Mississippi celebrates Confederate Memorial Day as a state holiday on the last Monday of April. Only four states, including Mississippi, designate Confederate Memorial Day as a paid holiday for ...