June 24, 2015

Activists seek to steer cyclists away from Confederate icons

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Activists who have battled a ballpark in Richmond's former slave-trading center are now taking aim at the Confederacy.

With the World Road Cycling Championships headed to the capital city in September, they're asking that the race avoid Monument Avenue. The activists call it a "virtual shrine ...

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