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Some National Parks Are Having Problems Dealing With Heavy Cutbacks This Year

Since January, 24% of National Park Service staff have either been fired or have quit. In a recent spreadsheet prepared by the National Park Service…

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Painting of Rober E. Lee Will Be Rehung At West Point

In a victory for the adherents of the Lost Cause, a twenty foot high portrait of Confederate General Robert E. Lee be rehung at West…

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Portland Oregon Grand Army of the Republic Statue

I went to Portland, Oregon this summer, my first time ever out there. Before I went I tried looking up any monuments in the city…

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National Museum of African History and Culture D.C.

I first went to the Smithsonian back when I was in eighth grade and about to graduate from my elementary school. I loved going there,…

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Pete Hegseth Religious Leader Shocking Conclusion on Slavery & Emancipation Part 5

This is the fifth article on the prominent Reverend Douglas Wilson views on slavery and the Civil War. Wilson is the leader of Secretary of…

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Lincoln Heritage Museum in Springfield Responds to Trump’s Call for End to “Woke” Coverage in History Museums

President Trump issued a Truth Social post on Tuesday attacking the Smithsonian and many other history museums as bastions of “wokeness.” Here is what the…

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Pete Hegseth’s Minister Says That Slavery Wasn’t All That Bad Part 4

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has attracted a lot of attention for renaming military bases after Confederate leaders and stripping the name off a Naval ship…

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Pete Hegseth’s Spiritual Advisor Says That Slave Trading Was Wrong But Not Slavery Part 3

This is the third article on Rev. Doug Wilson, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spiritual advisor. Rev. Wilson is the head of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical…

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Pete Hegseth’s Minister Says That the Union War Effort Was a Campaign Against God Part 2

Earlier this week I posted an article on Rev. Doug Wilson. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is a member of Doug Wilson’s religious movement, the  Communion…

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Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth’s “Pastor’s” View on the Civil War and Emancipation Part 1

Doug Wilson is not someone many Americans had heard of before 2025. I had done some research on him as an advocate for racist immigration…

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