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In Danielle Smith's fantasy Alberta, Indigenous struggle is twisted to suit settlers

What do a notorious Ku Klux Klan writer, right-wing libertarianism, the Cherokee Trail of Tears and the “lost cause” of the American Confederacy have to do with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s recent controversial statements on Indigenous matters?

The Conversation

Historic Decatur home of ‘Confederate heroine’ rebranded

Mercedes Ball stood behind a microphone in the back room of an antebellum house in Decatur on last week, getting a little teary-eyed as she spoke.

Tribune News Service

"The last day of the Lost Cause": Richmond removes its final Confederate statue

It marks the close of a two-year effort to remove memorials to the Confederacy in its former capital.

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The South won the psychological war

Propaganda and psychological warfare helped perpetuate false narratives about the Confederacy that still persist

Salon

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s tribute to Confederate soldiers hilariously backfires

The Wilder Monument pays tribute to a brigade that beat back the Confederacy

The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s tribute to Confederate soldiers hilariously backfires

The Wilder Monument pays tribute to a brigade that beat back the Confederacy

The Independent UK

Panel: West Point should rename Lee Barracks, nix KKK art

A commission created by Congress is recommending changes at West Point when it comes to commemorating Robert E

The Independent UK

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A plaque with the words 'Ku Klux Klan' still hangs on a building at West Point

The marker, depicting a hooded figure, was highlighted in a recent report by a special commission looking into U.S. military assets with names tied to the Confederacy.

WEKU

Renaming Army bases that honor Confederates would cost $21M

An independent commission says renaming nine U.S. Army posts that commemorate Confederate officers would cost $21 million

The Independent UK

No, Texas can’t legally secede from the U.S., despite popular myth

The theme of independence has recurred throughout the history of Texas, which was a republic from 1836–45. But the Civil War established that a state cannot secede.

The Texas Tribune

Cook County’s new flag bursts with purpose, unity and progress

At its core, the “I Will” flag is a representation of our lands, culture, history, and the core values that bring us together.

Chicago Sun-Times

Juneteenth 2022: What's Open, What's Closed And What Is The Holiday All About?

The new federal Juneteenth holiday falls on June 19, but as with other federal holidays that fall on a weekend the official observance is shifted to the neighboring weekday, in this case June 20.

Benzinga

7 misconceptions about the Civil War

No. 4. All amputations were done without anesthesia.

Salon

Will Jan. 6 panel call out the traitors?

Hundreds of people who attacked the Capitol have been arrested — but so far, not the leaders who sent them there

Salon

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Once Again, Churchill Downs Will Ignore The Racist Ties To ‘My Old Kentucky Home’

The controversy behind Kentucky’s state song is again being brought to light, this time from a member of one of the most prominent families in Louisville history.

Tribune News Service

Groups call on Stone Mountain to cancel Confederate event

ATLANTA — The Southern Poverty Law Center Wednesday joined a growing chorus of activist groups calling on the Stone Mountain Memorial Association to cancel a planned Confederal Memorial Day rally scheduled for the park Saturday, citing a legacy of racial hatred and violence connected to such rallies.

The Independent UK

Mississippi governor declares April ‘Confederate Heritage Month’ for third year in a row

This is the third year that the Mississippi governor has declared the month of April be dedicated to commemorating the Confederacy

Reason

Art Curator Accuses Princeton University of 'Anti-Intellectual Surrender to Cancel Culture'

An exhibit featuring 19th-century Jewish American artwork was axed after the university objected to two artists who supported the Confederacy.

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Permit OK'd for Confederate Memorial Day event at Stone Mountain Park

ATLANTA — The Sons of Confederate Veterans plan to return to Stone Mountain Park next month for their (mostly) annual celebration of Confederate Memorial Day.

The Guardian - US

Louisiana candidate burns Confederate flag in his latest controversial ad

‘It’s time to burn the Confederacy down’, says Senate hopeful Gary Chambers, who smoked marijuana in his previous ad

The Independent UK

Black worker at Confederate site raises race complaint

Visitors to Alabama's state Capitol often stop next door at “the First White House of the Confederacy," where Confederate President Jefferson Davis lived at the start of the Civil War

Axios

73 Confederate statues removed or renamed last year

There are still 723 Confederate monuments left all over the country.

Tribune News Service

Hundreds of Confederate memorials persist in Georgia, report says

ATLANTA — At a busy intersection in Druid Hills, hundreds of motorists whiz by a memorial to Confederate States President Jefferson Davis without knowing it, but it’s a reminder of how ever-present such monuments are in Georgia.

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