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Robert E. Lee
November 3, 2023
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Marjorie Taylor Greene Gets Shocking History Lesson on House Floor
The Republican representative seemed to confuse Confederate General Robert E. Lee for someone else.
September 6, 2021
Casey Michel
The Traitor Robert E. Lee Finally Gets His Just Deserts
A gargantuan monument to the rebel general will come down in the capital of the Confederacy.
August 6, 2020
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Kate Wagner
The Secret History of America’s Worthless Confederate Monuments
They’re cheap, mass produced, and celebrate the Jim Crow South. So why do conservatives persist in calling them art?
March 10, 2016
Zachary Fine
Not All Racist Monuments Should Be Torn Down
Preserving them risks legitimizing white supremacy, but removing them risks erasing our mistakes. Here's a third way.
April 7, 2015
Brian Beutler
Southerners Shouldn't Take Attacks on the Confederacy Personally
And they should embrace the idea of celebrating the country's reunion
November 19, 2011
John DeVore
Newt Gingrich Is an Author of Alternative Histories. What If He Wrote an Alternative History of Himself?
November 20, 2006
Steven Hahn
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August 2, 2004
Jason Zengerle
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