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Photo Diary: Palmito Ranch Civil War Battlefield
The last organized battle of the Civil War was fought after the war was already over. And in a historical irony, the battle ended in a Confederate victory.For those who don’t know, I live in a...
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We Have Always Been Free Men, my ginormous huge immense crazy family history...
Part 1 Part 2To tell the rest of the Rousey story it is important to understand Kentucky before, during and after the war. Kentucky elected to stay neutral, this, however, didn’t save them from fierce...
View ArticleRed MAGA hats are actually the new Red Shirts, and their defenders the new...
No, those red “Make America Great Again” ballcaps really aren’t the new white hoods.More precisely: They’re the new red shirts.Americans recall the terror of the Ku Klux Klan’s white hoods far better...
View ArticleFrederick Douglass and the "rank undergrowth of treason"
xFrederick Douglass recognized February 14, 1818-exactly 201 years ago today-as his birthdate. A year ago, a restored portrait of Douglass we first unearthed from the DC Archives was hung here at the...
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We Have Always Been Free Men, my ginormous huge immense crazy family history...
I promised to get back to the Rouseys and finish their story, you can catch the first and second installments here and here. The last seven offspring of Jordan Rousey Sr. starts with Smith Rousey, born...
View ArticleThe American Right hankers for a civil war: a history in four videos
We’ll never know for certain whether accused domestic-terrorist-in-the-making Christopher Hasson ever would have acted on the desire to spark a racial civil war for white supremacy by committing the...
View ArticleIf Political Violence Erupts, We Know Who to Blame
In a previous column, I wrote about how President Donald Trump has the unique position of inspiring violence against his own citizenry. Domestic terrorist Lt. Christopher Hasson was the latest and I’m...
View ArticleCohen's warning about a 'peaceful transition' after 2020 reminds us: The...
What did Michael Cohen mean by this?“Given my experience working for Mr. Trump, I fear that if he loses the election in 2020 that there will never be a peaceful transition of power, and this is why I...
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Hidden History: North Carolina's Kirk-Holden War
In the aftermath of the Civil War, the state of North Carolina underwent a period of Ku Klux Klan violence that saw the assassination of a State Senator and the impeachment of an elected...
View ArticleIn a World of Redactions
“Hey Ralph ! Are you ready to get a Re-Education in History ?” Fred asked haughtily.“This should be real interestin‘, Fred. You have been blatherin’ on and on about this little project of yours for...
View ArticleIn 2019, America Wallows in Disunion — Just Like 1850
This story was written by David W. Terrell for The Clyde Fitch Report. CFR produces and publishes opinion and reporting at the crossroads of arts and politics.Funniest thing about people: you can count...
View ArticleMural of Trump milking Saudi king shows Yemenis' disgust at war
It's a graphic display of how people in the north of Yemen see America's role in a war that's been tearing into the fabric of their country for exactly four years.The US is Saudi Arabia's biggest arms...
View ArticleI Dread Allegiance to the Swastika
I dread allegiance To the SwastikaOf the Rebellious StatesOf the SouthAnd to the ConfederacyFor which it bleedsMany factions Under stressDividedWith privilege And impunityFor few
View ArticlePicks of the Week from the Daily Kos Community, April 6 (and a Community...
Greetings, beloved Daily Kos Community! It’s time for another edition of Picks of the Week! I haven’t really got a question for you today. This week’s picks cover a lot of territory not widely...
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You Might Laugh Special Edition: Little Known Facts Of This Day in History
This day in history: The Union broke the back of the Confederacy. General Ulysses S Grant accepted the Unkconditional surrenderof General Robert E. Lee. Little known fact: After Lee surrendered and...
View ArticleApril 9 should be a public holiday
xToday in History: Union General US Grant accepts surrender of Confederate army by Robert E Lee at Appomattox Court House, ending Civil War, 1865...
View ArticleThree lessons from Mr. Lincoln
One hundred fifty-four years ago, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford’s Theater. At Lincoln’s deathbed, his Secretary of War Edwin Stanton wept: “there lies the most perfect ruler of men the world...
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a "young, vibrant" Individual-1 praises Robert E. Lee because he's running...
The unhingery continues, as Trump fails at the Reaganesque joke of comparing his age to opponents like Joe Biden. He then “virtue-signals” to the Trumpian base by reference to Charlottesville because...
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Photo Diary: Fort Monroe
Fort Monroe guards the mouth of the harbor at Hampton and Norfolk. It is the largest stone-and-brick fort built by the US. Constructed after the War of 1812, the Fort remained in Union hands during the...
View ArticleIf Speaker Pelosi Does Not Want to Use the House, I Would Like to Borrow It...
It appears that Nancy Pelosi is starting to get push-back from within her leadership team about her reticence to initiate impeachment proceedings:Several members of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s...
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