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Ideas on slavery of slave-owning Thomas Jefferson and slave-owning...
civilwarcauses.orgvia RM on Faceboook (many thanks!)On March 21, 1861, Confederate Vice-President Alexander Stephans [JB - see], of Georgia, gave an extemporaneous speech at the Athenium in Savannah....
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President Trump Tweets about America "divided" - Note for a discussion, "E...
From: KATHARINE Q. SEELYE, ALAN BLINDER and JESS BIDGOOD, "Protesters Flood Streets, and Trump Offers a Measure of Praise,"New York Times (August 18, 2017)image fromExcerpt:Tens of thousands of...
View ArticleWhose Heritage? Public Symbols of the Confederacy -- Note for a discussion,...
A very informative, detailed report(from a "liberal" perspective) with graphs and maps; from the lengthy report:[T]he Southern Poverty Law Center launched an effortto catalog and map Confederate place...
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The huge problem with Trump comparing Robert E. Lee to George Washington -...
vox.comWe celebrate the good things the founders did. Confederates didn’t do anything good.Updated by Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesiasmatt@vox.com Aug 17, 2017, 9:30am EDT In fresh tweets Thursday...
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A statue to be placed in front of the White House ...
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Southern Comfort - Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus Unum? What Keeps the...
nybooks.comimage (not from article) fromSouthern ComfortJames M. McPhersonAPRIL 12, 2001 ISSUEThe Myth of the Lost Cause and Civil War Historyedited by Gary W. Gallagher and Alan T. NolanIndiana...
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What to Do With a Heinous Statue
foreignpolicy.com; via JJ on Facebook -- many thanks!ARGUMENTWhat to Do With a Heinous StatueLessons for Trump from post-Nazi Germany and post-Soviet Eastern Europe.BY PAUL COOPERAUGUST 17, 2017All...
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BEGONE—WITH THE WIND: It’s Time for the Lost Cause of the South to Get Lost -...
thedailybeast.com; via CD on Facebook -- Many thanks!The nation has been held back for decades because of Southerners’ dishonest propaganda about the causes of the Civil War. Enough, enough,...
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Decommunized: Ukrainian Soviet Mosaics
dom-publishers.comDecommunized: Ukrainian Soviet Mosaics€ 78.00 incl. MwSt., excl. shipping costsYevgen Nikiforov (photographer)Olga Balashova, Lizaveta GermanThe book presents the first comprehensive...
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United Daughters of the Confederacy
United Daughters of the Confederacy [UDC]Historical – Educational – Benevolent – Memorial – Patriotichqudc.org [original entry slightly reconstructed/excerpted for formatting reasons]; see also (1) (2)...
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‘The Lees Are Complex’: Descendants Grapple With Rebel General’s Legacy -...
By SIMON ROMERO AUG. 22, 2017, New York Times [original article contains links]Image from article, with caption: Some descendants of Robert E. Lee say the time has eomefor public monuments to their...
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Alexandria's Jefferson Davis Highway Renaming: The Internet Has Suggestions
patch.com; via MK on Facebook- Thank you!Alexandria is seeking input on a new name for Jefferson Davis Highway in a survey. See what the internet is suggesting.By Emily Leayman (Patch Staff) - Updated...
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ESPN pulls announcer Robert Lee off Virginia game in reaction to...
Dan Wolken, USA TODAY [article contains video]A decision by ESPN may have backfired after word got out that they removed an Asian-American announcer from a Virginia football game.image from articleWhen...
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As Trump ranted and rambled in Phoenix, his crowd slowly thinned - Note for a...
Jenna Johnson, Washington Post Play Video 2:50Trump's turbulent Phoenix rally, in 3 minutesPresident Trump gave a contentious speech at a campaign rally in Phoenix on Aug. 22, attacking the media, GOP...
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Poll: Most Americans Believe Donald Trump Is Dividing the Country - Note for...
Sarah Begley, Time [original article contains additional links]; see also (1) (2)image fromA new poll from Quinnipiac University found that most Americans believe that President Donald Trump is doing...
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Trump is exactly what Republicans are not - Note for a discussion, "E...
President Trump speaks to the media. (Jim Watson/Agence France-Presse via Getty Images)By John C. Danforth August 24 at 8:16 PM, Washington Post; see also (1)John C. Danforth was a Republican U.S....
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Seminaries Reflect Struggles of Mainline Churches - Note for a discussion, "E...
wsj.com Storied institutions are shutting their doors as enrollment shrinksNew York’s Union Theological Seminary, as seen in 2015, will affiliate with the Episcopal Divinity School, although the...
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This American Land - Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus Unum? What Keeps the...
David Brooks AUG. 25, 2017, New York Timesuncaptioned image from articleWe’re living in the middle of a national crisis of solidarity — rising racial bitterness,pervasive distrust, political...
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Here’s how much the average American earns at every age - Note for a...
Emmie Martin, CNBC, USA TODAY[JB Note: When I asked a friend what he thought kept the United States United, he replied with one word: "money."]image fromThe median household income in the United States...
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Good News for Young Strivers: Networking Is Overrated
Adam Grant, AUG. 24, 2017, New York Times [JB note: In my discussion, with distinguished young non-Americans, on the theme of "E Pluribus Unum? What Keeps the United States United" (I am tempted to...
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