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Neo Confederates

  1. early and often
    Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy during Civil War was born here and acknowledged by Monument, Fairview, Kentucky
    Kennedy Needs a History Lesson on the ConfederacyThe independent candidate said he deplores the removal of monuments honoring Confederate traitors, which were built to perpetuate white supremacy.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. early and often
    You Don’t Have to Be Southern to Be a Neo-ConfederateThanks to the MAGA movement’s politics of racial resentment, support for Confederate symbols of white supremacy has spread across the country.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. capitol riot
    Could the 14th Amendment Ban Trump From Holding Office Again?Even if a Trump political comeback isn’t blocked by impeachment, his incitement to insurrection may make him subject to a ban meant for Confederates.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. racism
    Trump Angrily Overrules Talk of Changing Confederate Names on Army BasesIs Trump returning to the sympathy for neo-Confederates he showed during the Charlottesville violence?
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. george floyd protests
    The Army Is Finally Taking the Names of Traitors Off of Its BasesAmerica may finally be repudiating the idea that the Confederacy — and the Neo-Confederacy — were honorable parts of the national legacy.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Out With the Confederacy, In With Democracy in VirginiaVirginia is about to eliminate Lee-Jackson Day from the list of state holidays and replace it with Election Day.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. nikki haley
    Haley Says Dylann Roof ‘Hijacked’ Confederate Battle FlagMost of us thought Haley got it when she took down the Battle Flag from South Carolina’s statehouse in 2015. That assessment may have been premature.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. racism
    Two More Neo-Confederate School Names Challenged in VirginiaSchool officials resisting the NAACP suit tout history, but they’re the ones whitewashing the adoption of Confederate symbols to oppose civil rights.
    By Ed Kilgore