A shadowy art/activist collective calling itself White Lies Matter made a bit of a stir earlier this month when it stole a chair dedicated to the first and only president of the Confederate States from a cemetery in Selma, Alabama and threatened to turn it into a commode if their demands weren’t met. Here’s an explainer covering what exactly the group demanded, why it chose the particular target it did, and what ultimately became of the 3,000-pound piece of outdoor furniture. – Slate
