#robert-e-lee-statue

[ follow ]
Los Angeles Rams
fromDefector
1 week ago

South Carolina Forgets But Doesn't Forgive | Defector

South Carolina's focus is on current performance, exemplified by Joyce Edwards' strong game against TCU despite previous challenges.
History
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 week ago

The Lincoln Flag: A somber relic in our nation's history

The Lincoln Flag, displayed in Milford, Pennsylvania, is believed to have comforted Abraham Lincoln after his assassination.
Arts
fromArtnet News
2 weeks ago

Toppled Monuments Are Reappearing Across the U.S. Under Trump | Artnet News

Statues of contested historical figures, including Columbus, are reappearing in the U.S., reflecting shifting political currents and ongoing debates about historical representation.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Virginia Legislature Passes Bill Banning Public Schools From Teaching January 6 Was a Peaceful Protest'

The text of the bill, HB333, adds new language to the Virginia statutes that requires any local school board that imposes new restrictions on any program of instruction on or relating to the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the United States Capitol and any accompanying curriculum or instructional materials, or any instruction provided by a teacher as a part of any program of instruction.
Left-wing politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Confused Trump Says the Civil War and Reconstruction Were the Same Thing: A Fancy Way of Saying the Civil War'

Truth be told, Reconstruction is not a fancy way of saying the Civil War. The term refers to the period after the Civil War, in which the former Confederate states were readmitted to the Union and had to adhere to the Constitution and federal statutes, particularly the newly-ratified 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments, which abolished slavery, granted citizenship and the attendant rights to all persons born in the U.S. (including former slaves), and prohibited denial of voting rights based on race, respectively.
US politics
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Bovino portrayed as Confederate general in 2018 email exchange

Gregory Bovino received Confederate-themed imagery and allegedly bypassed CBP hiring protocols, prompting lawsuits alleging obstruction of Black and Latino promotions.
fromWorld History Encyclopedia
2 months ago

From Fort Sumter to Juneteenth: how war remade the United States

The American Civil War (1861-1865) was the pivotal event in United States history and the largest armed conflict in the Western world following the end of the Napoleonic Wars (1815) and prior to the beginning of the First World War (1914). The central cause of the war was the institution of slavery, which had increasingly caused conflict between Southern states, which relied heavily on slave labor for their agrarian economy, and Northern states, which were heavily industrialized and had far less need for slaves.
History
History
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

The Power of Private Museums

Belzoni, Mississippi, known as the 'Catfish Capital', was the site of a civil‑rights‑era lynching of Reverend George Lee after he registered Black voters.
History
fromNewsmax
1 month ago

Lincoln Funeral Flag Finds Home at NYC Steakhouse

A 37-star flag that draped Abraham Lincoln's casket during his 1865 funeral train is now permanently displayed at Keens Steakhouse in Manhattan.
[ Load more ]