Other developments

Statues covered: The Charlottesville, Va., City Council voted to drape two Confederate statues in black fabric during a chaotic meeting packed with irate residents who screamed and cursed at officials over the city’s response to a white nationalist rally. Change the flag: Historians in Mississippi say the Confederate battle emblem is a “symbol of racial terror” that needs to be stripped from the state flag. Thirty-four professors released a statement saying they expect questions from students about the recent white nationalist march in Charlottesville, Va., where some participants carried the rebel flag.