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In Florida, we prefer not to discuss ‘slavery’ unless we are enlightening the ignorant about how it was Not That Bad.

Here in Florida, we prefer not to discuss slavery unless we are enlightening the ignorant about how it was Not That Bad.

When judges make a conscious decision to ignore a federal law, it is time for drastic action.

The inside story of the epic 1988 Gettysburg reenactment.

On Feb. 24, the Civil War Round Table of Gettysburg had both Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln in attendance! Just kidding. Our speaker was D. Scott Hartwig, who I’d seen

by Paul J. Croce Paul J. Croce is Professor of History and Director of American Studies at Stetson University, author of Young William James Thinking (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018), and recent past president of the William James Society. He writes for the Public Classroom and his recent essays have appeared in Civil American, History News Network, the Huffington Post, Origins, Public Seminar, and the Washington Post. "The Lost Cause," Henry Mosler, 1868. Johnson Collection, Spartan...

Sir Winston Churchill called General Robert E. Lee, “one of the noblest Americans who ever lived.” Please let me call to your attention that Tuesday, January 19, 2021, is the 214th birthday of Robert E. Lee, whose memory is still dear in the hearts of many Southerners. Why is this man so honored in the South and respected in the North? Lee was even respected by the soldiers of Union blue who fought against him during the War Between the States. During Robert E. Lee’s 100th birthd...

Robert E Lee Statue Vanishes Overnight from Capitol   They took down “Marse Robert” from the National Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol. Even though it’d been there for over 100 years, the statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee came down overnight Sunday to no fanfare, no whoops from the woke crowd. The only people to observe its removal were Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), VA Rep. Jennifer Wexton, and a representative from VA Gov. Ralph Northam’s office. On the opposite side of the cou...