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Chicago Tribune
3 months ago
US politics

Clarence Page: Where the Civil War never seems to end - our presidential campaigns

Nikki Haley's recent gaffe about the causes of the Civil War highlights the ongoing debate and sensitivity surrounding the topic.
Critics accuse Haley of political posturing and failing to acknowledge the role of slavery in causing the Civil War. [ more ]
Chicago Tribune
3 months ago
Social justice

Letters: Nikki Haley's remark about the Civil War wasn't a gaffe

Nikki Haley's refusal to acknowledge slavery as the cause of the Civil War was not a gaffe, but a deliberate attempt to please Confederate sympathizers and white supremacists.
Haley's refusal to denounce the Confederate flag as a hate symbol demonstrates her disregard for the racial implications and harm it represents. [ more ]
HuffPost
3 months ago
Social justice

Sunny Hostin Tells Nikki Haley She Can 'Kiss My Grits' For Bad Civil War Response

Sunny Hostin criticizes Nikki Haley for her comments about the Civil War and accuses her of being a hypocrite on race.
Hostin points out that Haley only took down the Confederate flag after being forced to and criticizes her previous dismissive stance on the issue. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
Europe news

Wolfgang Schivelbusch, Polymathic Cultural Historian, Dies at 81

Ever wonder why railroad tracks in America meander but English tracks ordinarily run straight?What was the traditional breakfast drink in Europe before coffee came along?How did the introduction of gas mains transform family life?Why did the Confederate battle flag become so enduring a symbol?Who was missing when the United States military ceremonially declared victory in Iraq?
LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
Books

Florida teacher got county to ban gay penguin book as indoctrination

A Florida English teacher who is pushing a ban on nearly 150 books from school libraries has a history of making racist and anti-LGBTQ+ statements, according to former students.And she just got an innocuous book on gay penguins - And Tango Makes Three - banned from county schools for "indoctrination."
Vickie Baggett, a high school English teacher at Northview High School in Escambia County, Florida, has submitted 148 of the 150 book challenges being reviewed by the Escambia School District this year.
the Guardian
1 year ago
World news

'His heart is broken': Buffalo mourns shooting victims as first funeral held

The first of 10 funerals for the 1 0 Black people killed in a Buffalo supermarket was held on Friday following an impassioned gathering of Black civil rights and community leaders at a church the night before where speakers pleaded with the nation to confront and stop racist violence.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Education

Students at a Georgia high school file civil lawsuit claiming racial discrimination by the school and district

(CNN)Five students at Coosa High School in Rome, Georgia, along with their mothers, filed a federal lawsuit against the Floyd County School district claiming continued racial discrimination at the school and continued violations of their first amendment and equal protection rights.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

Man who used Confederate flag against Capitol Police officer on January 6 sentenced to 3 years in prison

A Delaware man who carried a large Confederate flag inside the US Capitol during the January 6, 2021, riot and was part of the mob that chased a US Capitol Police officer has been sentenced to three years in prison.DC District Judge Trevor McFadden found Kevin Seefried guilty in June of each of the five charges he faced, including obstructing an official proceeding, disorderly conduct in a Capitol building and entering and remaining in a restricted area.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
New York City

West Point to Remove Confederate Monuments From Its Campus

The United States Military Academy at West Point will start removing Confederate symbols from its campus, including taking down a portrait of Gen. Robert E. Lee dressed in his Confederate uniform from the academy's library, officials said.Over the next year, West Point will also remove, relocate, modify or rename busts, memorials, streets and buildings named after Confederate figures as part of a directive from the Department of Defense.
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