Part of the commemoration of the American Civil War, these symbols include monuments and statues, flags, holidays and other observances, and the names of schools, roads, parks, bridges, counties, cities, lakes, dams, military bases, and other public works.
[note 1] This list does not include items which are largely historic in nature such as historic markers or battlefield parks if they were not established to honor the Confederacy.
Nor does it include figures connected with the origins of the Civil War or white supremacy, but not with the Confederacy.
As of 24 June 2020[update], there are at least 122 public spaces with Confederate monuments in Alabama.
[2] The 2017 Alabama Memorial Preservation Act was passed to require local governments to obtain state permission before removing Confederate monuments and memorials.