The Southern Poverty Law Center has released its Whose Heritage? data and map, which tracks public symbols of the Confederacy across the United States.
The report found that 48 Confederate symbols were removed, renamed, or relocated from public spaces in 2022.
However, seven Southern states, including Georgia, have enacted preservation laws to block the removal of Confederate memorials, and Florida is working to enact a similar law.
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