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Donald Trump will make official the advance polling that has him crushing Nikki Haley’s bid in her native state

In his book, "An American Friendship: Alain Locke, Horace Kallen, and the Development of Cultural Pluralism," David Weinfled examines how two men in the early 20th century helped launch a further discussion about culture. The historian will be on the University of Arkansas campus Thursday evening to deliver the talk, \“Between Confederate Memory And Jewish Identity: Southern Jews And The Lost Cause."

The monument was given to Gaston County more than a century ago by the United Daughters of the Confederacy.

Confederate Robert E Lee’s racist legacy fuels US renaming push Chris Moody © A sign reading 'Hate Has No Home Here' hangs by the statue of Civil War Confederate General Robert E... A sign reading 'Hate Has No Home Here' hangs by the statue of Civil War Confederate General Robert E Lee before the first anniversary of the 2017 Charlottesville, Virginia protests [File: Brian Snyder/Reuters] As the United States continues to grapple over race relations and symbols that venerate Confederates who fought to perpetuate slavery in the 1860s, communities across the country are con...

As the United States continues to grapple over race relations and symbols that venerate Confederates who fought to perpetuate slavery in the 1860s, communities across the country are considering new approaches to memorialising one of the rebellion’s most famous leaders: General Robert E Lee. To this day, scores of buildings, roads, monuments and institutions bear Lee’s name. Thousands of children are educated at schools named after Lee; “Robert E Lee Day” is still celebrated every January in a handful of states, and the late general’s likeness appears on monuments and memorials in d...