Civil War Culture

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A Crime Against Our People

[H/T to Andy Hall at Dead Confederates] I chose not to comment on this story when it broke the other day in central Texas.  Turns out a noose was discovered [...]

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Washington – Lincoln Day in Virginia

Update – 01/24: Yesterday the bill was stricken from the Senate’s calendar.  Update: Head on over to Robert Moore’s site for some thoughtful commentary on Lincoln’s connection to the Shenandoah [...]

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More Ron Paul Shenanigans

A couple weeks ago I linked to a video of Ron Paul lecturing a group about the Civil War and today I came across another segment from that same talk.  [...]

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Happy Birthday R. E. Lee, But Thank God Ya Lost

In other news, the U.S. National Slavery museum is hoping to get back on track in light of its financial problems. [Image by Zach Franzen]

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JFK Presents Irish Brigade Flag to People of Ireland

The ceremony took place during the president’s visit to Ireland in June 1963.

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