#Confederacy

Mike Duncan

mikeduncan

I think this gets it entirely backward. The treason/traitor angle is far less important than WHY the Confederacy went into rebellion and WHY the monuments were later erected. The values

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aballerinadoll

White people, especially white liberals down south will acknowledge opressive systems are a thing but only overt or directly affect them. They still want to believe the Confederacy is southern

Jared Yates Sexton

JYSexton

Something we're all familiar with but not always aware transpired.George Washington was fashioned as the Father. Lincoln as the son and savior. The American spirit of freedom and liberty as

Purgatory Archaeological Survey

PurgatoryArcheo

While PAS has had many-a-run-in with Mr. Del Rey & do not condone his illicit business practices with Del Rey Digging, he has brought up an important point: Much of

Robert Woehrle

Woehrlerc

A few nights ago, in Richmond's Museum District, while I was walking my dog a group of paramilitaries pointed a rifle at me while threatening me. They work for the

Thomas Frank-n-Stein

bernaert1776

1) If you want to know what the flag of the racist Confederacy, hate and fascism would look like in 2020, you're seeing it.This isn't just Trump, this is the

ANASTASIA

LIBRAVUITTON

Americans are taught more than enough as children to be able to make America ACTUALLY great. I truly believe that. But for some reason, the older generations only retained bits

Ben Shapiro

benshapiro

The vile media mischaracterization of Trump's July 4 speech is extraordinary gaslighting. The speech wasn't dark. And it wasn't "out of nowhere" or "aggressive." It was prompted by weeks of

Livia

LiviaBellona

In light of Michigan @DaleZornSenate's recent donning of a Confederate flag mask, I decided to do some Resistance Genealogy inspired by @CleverTitleTK. (In case you hadn't heard, this gent from

john chiment

johnchiment

Picked up a book at a national park civil war gift shop. The author claims Lee had no intention of surrendering, ever, and it was all a misunderstanding because he

Tariq Nasheed 🇺🇸

tariqnasheed

Ppl are discussing antisemitism & bigotry, & using it for teachable moments...Should we continue to honor the request of Julian Edelman & have #uncomfortableconvos about our experiences in order to

the women of kilgore trout’s office

KT_So_It_Goes

thanks very much to the trashgoblins clustering around in harrisburg asserting a right to free refills and ensuring all the progress is immediately undonehttps://twitter.com/kdka/status/1252253652024274944 hundreds of thousands of people sacrificed

Josh Chafetz

joshchafetz

Because, inevitably, someone will snarkily ask why this is bad while tearing down Confederate statues is good, the answer is simple: these people are acting in support of white supremacism,

John DeLucca

JohnDeLucca

So, I’m moving at an embarrassing rate on this “six fan arts” thing. I think the entire trend is basically over, but I plan on finishing no matter HOW LONG

Ida Bae Wells

nhannahjones

Ask yourself: What do Confederate flags have to do with protesting a stay-at-home order and why do the same people who fly Trump flags also fly flags honoring the side

Observing The Nation

icdnation

@amitbehere I am not replying to your tweet bcuz this is not a confrontation. Most scholars agree that Islam did not encourage slavery and put in such strict rules, that