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Yes, the US Military Academy at West Point Has a Bronze KKK Plaque on One of Its Buildings

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The bas-relief sculpture is mounted on a bronze triptych, a three-panel picture featuring a number of smaller sculptures, on the wall of the academy's Bartlett Hall.

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6 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC News

    Ku Klux Klan plaque mounted at the entrance of West Point's science center, congressional commission finds (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The bronze plaque includes an image of a person in a hood and the words "Ku Klux Klan" below it.

  2. The Guardian

    West Point’s KKK plaque should be removed, commission says (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Panel is tasked with recommending which US military assets should be renamed, to remove associations with Confederates

  3. Fox News

    Ku Klux Klan plaque mounted on West Point's campus, congressional commission finds (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A new report by the Naming Commission found a Ku Klux Klan plaque displayed on the U.S. Military Academy's West Point campus, and are now recommending it be removed.

  4. Black Enterprise

    Congressional Naming Commission Discovers West Point Academy is Displaying KKK Plaque at Building Entrance (opens Black Enterprise)

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    Black Enterprise's feed description

    The Congressional Naming Commission reported the U.S. Military Academy has a plaque at the entrance to its science center with Ku Klux Klan written on it.

  5. Military.com

    Yes, the US Military Academy at West Point Has a Bronze KKK Plaque on One of Its Buildings (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    The bas-relief sculpture is mounted on a bronze triptych, a three-panel picture featuring a number of smaller sculptures, on the wall of the academy's Bartlett Hall.

  6. BizPac Review

    West Point plaque with KKK image gets a pass amid push to scrub Confederate pieces (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    The Naming Commission says it can't demand the removal of a KKK image from a mural at West Point because it's not a monument

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