The good, the bad, and the ugly.

"Sorry" can be more than a mere word when it has real-world consequences.

The original inspiration for the now-ubiquitous equestrian statue, a classical bronze of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, was almost melted down and lost forever.

Huge monuments to national pride are regaining popularity. One scholar suggests this might also indicate a larger cultural shift.

The Jefferson Davis Highway was project of the United Daughters of the Confederacy intended to portray Davis as an American hero.

Emma Lazarus's famous poem welcoming refugees to America was written during a period of nativist backlash against immigrants.

While Father Junípero Serra may earn posthumous canonization this fall, his statue in D.C. may be getting the boot.