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How a Confederate Veteran Helped a Black Man Convicted of Killing a White Man

Allison Stewart interviews Ben Montgomery in an interesting segment on a Confederate veteran and a Black man teaming up against injustice in Kentucky. From the…

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Celebrating the End of Reconstruction With a Mardi Gras Tribute to the Aryan Race

As white rule was being restored in state capitals across the South in 1877, the Krewe of Comus celebrated the alleged supremacy of the white…

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Mardi Gras Parade 1873-Darwin’s Missing Link Was Black and Grant Was a Bug!

You might think that Darwin’s Theory of Evolution was unpopular in the South, but in 1873 it was the theme of the city’s largest Mardi…

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Ku Klux Klan Float at the 1872 Memphis Mardi Gras

The 1872 Memphis Mardi Gras featured a Klan float. This was the first-ever Mardi Gras parade in the city, which had seen a bloody massacre…

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NY Times Reviews Robert E. Lee and Me by Ty Seidule

The New York Times has a review out of the new book ROBERT E. LEE AND ME: A Southerner’s Reckoning With the Myth of the…

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“Bullhorn Lady” of Capitol Assault and Gettysburg Occupation Also Had Zip Ties

Rachel Powell, the “Bullhorn Lady” arrested by the FBI for her role in the assault on the Capitol, was also part of the “militia” occupation…

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Rachel Powell-Tied to Gettysburg Militia Occupation & Capitol Assault-Taken Into Custody

The FBI searched for Rachel Powell, who can be seen with a bullhorn giving directions to those assaulting the Capitol on January 6, for more…

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Fugitive from FBI for Capitol Attack Was Part of Gettysburg Militia Occupation

Rachel Powell, a Pennsylvania woman sought by the FBI in connection with her prominent role in the violent attack on the Capitol that left five…

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When Confederate General James Longstreet Lost the Battle of Gettysburg in 1874

Students of Civil War history know that after the war, General James Longstreet became a scapegoat for Lost Cause adherents seeking to explain Confederate defeat….

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Historians Greg Downs and Kate Masur on How the Current Crisis Reflects Our Reconstruction Past

This has been a busy three weeks for historians being asked by news organizations for comparisons between the current political situation and the Reconstruction Era….

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