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Mississippi one of only four states that still celebrates Confederate Memorial Day. Why?
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 4 days agoState offices throughout Mississippi will be closed Monday in recognition of Confederate Memorial...
Two faces of war: America 1861, Spain 1812
Smoky Mountain News· 7 hours agoHere lifelong Civil War historian Emory Thomas, professor emeritus at the University of Georgia, examines the principal figures and events of a year...
Friday is Confederate Memorial Day. Why does Florida still celebrate it and what does it mean?
Tallahassee Democrat· 6 days agoFlorida does not seem to want to let go of its Confederate heritage. On Friday, April 26, the state ...
Opinion: My family lost the Civil War. Last year they finally gave up this symbol of power
CNN via AOL· 2 days agoNor had I shared that Cobb had authorized construction of the ship that fired the first naval shot...
Lincoln’s Civil War order to block Confederate ports donated to Illinois by governor and first lady
The Nashua Telegraph· 18 hours agoIllinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and first lady M.K. Pritzker will visit the Abraham...
Joe Biden's refusal to condemn Israel means I can no longer support him
Gannett via AOL· 11 hours agoI abhorred ...to label those who protested George Floyd’s murder under the knee of a white police officer as “thugs” and insinuating violence against the protesters by tweeting ...
"The Demon of Unrest": Recounting the first shots of the Civil War
CBS News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoFor three months the tense standoff persisted. Anderson became very frustrated with the...
The Caucasian’s guide to a whiter America
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 days agoOPINION: The growing Christian nationalist Redoubt movement is just the latest example in a long history of plans to make America white again. The post...
Ill. Gov. J.B. Pritzker and wife donate key Civil War document to Lincoln presidential library
Chicago Tribune· 22 hours agoAnaconda Plan would be the result, a critical strategy the Union employed to cut off the supply...
50 Juneteenth quotes that capture the true meaning of the holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAnd our motivation lies in our obligation to make sure their voices are heard and acknowledged by...
