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President Donald J. Trump , speaking at Fort Bragg, N.C. June 10, announced his Administration is restoring the former names of bases that originally honored Confederate soldiers.

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The Army is moving quickly to bring back the original names of bases named for Confederates

Dan Katz

The Trump Administration is skirting a federal law by finding new namesakes for the bases with the same last names as Confederate soldiers.

Crews erect a new Fort Liberty sign outside one of the base's gates in June 2023, as the Fort Bragg name was officially replaced. The military spent more than $6 million on the change, which is now being undone.

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In reinstating the name of Fort Bragg, the Army hopes to skirt a ban on Confederate namesakes

Jay Price

The base, known as Fort Liberty since 2023, originally was named for Confederate General Braxton Bragg. The Army says it now will be named for a World War II private, Roland Bragg.

Three bronze panels are mounted on a West Point classroom building. Erected in 1965, the panels were intended to display key events in American History. One of the images depicted is a hooded person carrying a rifle, chest out, with flames in the background. The inscription says “Ku Klux Klan.”

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Confederate names are being removed from bases, but is a KKK image at West Point 'more nuanced'?

Desiree D'Iorio

The Defense Department is planning to eliminate Confederate names from bases and more than 1100 other things in the military. But it's not clear whether that will include an unusual display at West Point - a bronze depiction of a Ku Klux Klan member.

Dignitaries - including Robert E. Lee's great grandson, Hanson E. Ely III (right) - unveil a portrait of the Confederate general in West Point's library in 1953. The portrait is one of several images of Lee that still are displayed at the military academy, where he served as superintendent from 1852 to 1855 before joining the Confederacy.

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Robert E. Lee served as West Point's Superintendent. Should the school still display his portrait?

Desiree D'Iorio

Congress ordered Confederate names and images to be removed from military installations. But what about portraits of Lee before he joined the Confederacy?

Soldiers gather for a 2019 awards ceremony at Fort Bragg, N.C. The base is one of 10 that Pentagon leaders say they are open to renaming.

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If The Military Renames Southern Bases, Whose Names Should Replace The Confederate Generals?

Jay Price

With the call for changing the names of 10 Southern military bases gaining momentum in Washington, the question is starting to arise in Washington - and…