Tempers Flare Over Statue Removals

Tempers Flare Over Statue Removals

NEW ORLEANS — For Malcolm Suber, the Confederate monuments that dot this Deep South city stand for white supremacy, pure and simple. Instead of just taking them down, Mr. Suber, an African-American activist and organizer, would like to see the city pass out...
Chaos and the Commentariat

Chaos and the Commentariat

WASHINGTON — It is probably too early in our 45th president’s tenure to evaluate how his critics, both those on the left and those on the right, are appraising him. His critics on the right, such as Bill Kristol and George F. Will, have calmed their criticisms...

News From Around the South 5/1 to 5/8

MISSISSIPPI: Black Lawmakers Protest Over Confederate Emblem JACKSON, Miss. — In part of a sweeping debate about the public display of Confederate symbols across the South, some black legislators in Mississippi say they are boycotting a regional meeting that their own...
Alabama History Tour Skirts Slavery

Alabama History Tour Skirts Slavery

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Schoolchildren who visit the First White House of the Confederacy learn that its famous former resident, President Jefferson Davis, was leader of a “heroic resistance” who was “held by his Negroes in genuine affection as well...