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VIRGINIA: Washington and Lee to Remove Confederate Flag LEXINGTON, Va. — Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va., has agreed to remove replicas of Confederate flags several months after 12 black law students demanded their removal from campus. The flags...Washington & Lee CSA Free?
Black law students at Washington and Lee University, under a new group called “The Committee,” have asked Washington and Lee University to take a series of steps to address “the racist and dishonorable conduct of Robert E. Lee.” Lee served as...News from Around the South 6/30 to 7/7
MISSISSIPPI: Cannons Draw Visitors to Siege of Vicksburg Commemoration VICKSBURG, Miss. — A program commemorating the 151st anniversary of the Civil War Siege of Vicksburg drew hundreds to the Vicksburg National Military Park over the weekend. Saturday’s event...News from Around the South 5/26 – 6/2
ALABAMA: Citizens Divided on Confederate Holiday Alabama state offices closed Monday for an annual holiday that some residents celebrate, others would like to eliminate and some just don’t understand: Jefferson Davis’s birthday. The Confederacy’s...Obiter Dicta
SCRANTON, Pennsylvania — Several years ago the Smithsonian magazine ran an elegant story about the use of postcards in American Read More
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NORTH CAROLINA: Two ‘Human’Caused’ Fires Found at 16th Century Historic Site Two fires were discovered simultaneously at a North Carolina historic site dedicated to England’s first settlements on the continent — and Read More