/tags/ninian-edwards Ninian Edwards en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Thu, 21 Oct 2021 10:18:39 GMT /culture-history/2021-10-21/most-controversial-st-louis-area-statues-and-street-names-remain-despite-2020-protests Little has changed despite protests and petitions calling for the removal of statues and street names that honor people with ties to slavery, genocide and other atrocities. Thu, 21 Oct 2021 10:18:39 GMT /culture-history/2021-10-21/most-controversial-st-louis-area-statues-and-street-names-remain-despite-2020-protests Eric Schmid /culture-history/2021-06-22/controversial-statue-will-go-from-pedestal-to-ground-level-in-edwardsville-city-plaza Some residents in the city had asked for the bronze depiction of Ninian Edwards to be removed entirely because he owned enslaved people. Tue, 22 Jun 2021 15:26:27 GMT /culture-history/2021-06-22/controversial-statue-will-go-from-pedestal-to-ground-level-in-edwardsville-city-plaza Teri Maddox /government-politics-issues/2020-12-13/ninian-edwards-statue-staying-put-for-now A controversial bronze statue of Ninian Edwards will, for the time being, remain where it is installed, in a small plaza near Edwardsville's city center. The statue, the plaza and Edwards’ slavery legacy became the focus of protests during the global Black Lives Matter movement this summer. Sun, 13 Dec 2020 13:11:33 GMT /government-politics-issues/2020-12-13/ninian-edwards-statue-staying-put-for-now Eric Schmid /2020-11-01/whats-edwardsville-going-to-do-about-statue-after-learning-namesake-defended-slavery The city of Edwardsville is considering renaming a downtown park and relocating a statue of the city's namesake after a group of people from the Edwardsville area informed city leaders in June that Ninian Edwards was a slave owner who actively advocated for slavery. Sun, 01 Nov 2020 12:35:06 GMT /2020-11-01/whats-edwardsville-going-to-do-about-statue-after-learning-namesake-defended-slavery Lexi Cortes