Category Neoconfederates

The Week in Confederate Heritage

We’re a day late, but we begin with this article from the Old Dominion. “An acre of land owned by the city of Richmond contains potentially hundreds of unmarked graves, some of which could belong to Confederate soldiers who died in the Civil War, according to a study released Friday. The city commissioned the land […]

Memorial Day

The Week in Confederate Heritage

We begin with this article from North Carolina. “A massive tree collapsed onto the Fort Branch Museum in Oak City, North Carolina, causing severe structural damage and rendering the building a total loss, the NC Beat reported. The Historical Fort Branch Society announced the move on its Facebook page on May 19. The Confederate Civil War site has since relocated its […]

The Week in Confederate Heritage

Fortified with my brand new laptop after the other one glitched on me, we begin this week with this article from Florida. “Jefferson Davis was the U.S. Secretary of War who betrayed his country to become the first and only president of the Confederate States of America. Davis sent men into battle to preserve the right to enslave […]

The Week in Confederate Heritage

This week we see racism making a bit of a comeback, beginning with this story about Russian agent Krasnov’s move against the Black History Museum. “The Trump administration has initiated the return of exhibits from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture to their original owners, including the original 1960 Woolworth’s lunch counter, according to […]

The Week in Confederate Heritage

This week we begin with this article from Baltimore, Maryland. “The statue of Captain John O’Donnell, an 18th century merchant who enslaved dozens of Black people on his Maryland plantation, won’t be returning to its former perch in Baltimore’s Canton Square, despite an executive order last month from President Donald Trump. Neither will the four […]

The Week in Confederate Heritage

We begin this week with this article from Richmond, VA. “The Trump administration last week ordered a federal review of the statues toppled in the wake of George Floyd’s murder — an order that could lead to monuments to Confederate leaders being restored. “The big picture: As the former capital of the Confederacy, Richmond was the nation’s poster child for Confederate monument removal. […]

Race and the Law After the Civil War

Here’s Professor Orville Vernon Burton at the symposium organized at August University in Augusta, Georgia, by the Society of Nineteenth Century Historians. The video’s description reads, “Historian and author Vernon Burton discussed racial discrimination and civil rights protections following the Civil War. The Society of 19th Century Historians hosted this event.” https://www.c-span.org/program/the-civil-war/race-and-the-law-after-the-civil-war/657385

The Week in Confederate Heritage

We begin with this story about what the Russian agent codenamed “Krasnov” is doing. “President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday aimed at undoing many of the changes made during the racial reckoning movement, including the restoration of monuments, and the removal of so-called ‘anti-American ideology’ from national museums and other federal properties. The White House […]

The Week in Confederate Heritage

This week we begin with this article from Long Island, NY. “Three Long Island fire departments that displayed the Confederate flag have now reached a settlement over alleged discrimination. According to the New York State Division of Human Rights, Brookhaven, Holbrook and Levittown have agreed to pay $28,000 in fines and change policies for alleged unlawful discrimination […]

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