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James Cobb admirably assesses the loyalties of C. Vann Woodward, one of the most influential historians of the 20th century, whose best-known books explored the rise of the New South and the emergence of the Jim Crow regime.

James Cobb admirably assesses the loyalties of C. Vann Woodward, one of the most influential historians of the 20th century, whose best-known books explored the rise of the New South and the emergence of the Jim Crow regime.

The Gainesville Sun Change city’s name A recent edition of Gainesville Magazine featured an article titled "Renaming efforts reframe local history." The renaming involved local public school buildings and University of Florida buildings. But something bigger may deserve a renaming, on similar grounds: the city of Gainesville. To judge from his Wikipedia entry, the namesake of Gainesville was known principally for leading soldiers who killed Native Americans and Mexicans. Perhaps there are oth...