#Confederate

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RouReynolds

some of the shocking photos from today in Washington DC.confederate flags inside the capitolneo-Nazi’s in ‘Camp Auschwitz’ hoodiescivil war cosplayers in January 6th tees (some had been planning this online

Unconditional Surrender Boomer

barefootboomer

At about 4 in the morning on 30 July 1864 US forces light a mine burrowed under Confederate lines along the Petersburg defenses, blowing a huge hole in the ground.

Josh Pherigo

JoshPherigo

A year or so before I entered kindergarten the district removed the confederate flag as the official school flag at Richland. 1/https://twitter.com/birdvilleisd/status/1274105768158134274 That change in ‘93 was brought on by

Sahil Bloom

SahilBloom

In 1865, a 30-year old financier named Jim Fisk made a fortune betting on the fall of the Confederacy.It was the original "big short" - a financial scheme you have

Kyle Becker

kylenabecker

"Not until the very end did it become apparent there was a prearranged plan to storm the Capitol building, and to manipulate the unsuspecting crowd as cover and as a

Jared Yates Sexton

JYSexton

The people decrying the loss of things like Aunt Jemima syrup, Confederate monuments, and superheroes and pop culture figures being recast are more worried about perceived loss of cultural power

I'm Obviously Not Shelby Foote

booksandbbq

Had no internet yesterday, but on 1 July 1862, my 3x great grandfather, a non-slave holding rural schoolteacher, drafted into the Confederate Army after NC seceded, was shot at the

Greg Pinelo

gregpinelo

Look, we just need to accept that Hitler's invaded Poland. He knows we're all very angry about it. But if we shame him or refuse to recognize that he now

Sarah Spain

SarahSpain

The fact that there was a noose in the garage was REAL, not fake news. Full stop. It's been there for months & it's a noose-like door pull. Is that

Reuben Rose-Redwood

R_RoseRedwood

With all the interest in statue removals & renaming these days, I thought some might find further inspiration from our book, "The Political Life of Urban Streetscapes: Naming, Politics, &

Amy Washburn

AIWashburn

THREAD: Stolen from a friend on FB, who stole it from a friend, who stole it from someone named Jim Wright, who might be the author. Point being, I didn't

Ian Whittington

Sir__Ian

What "progress" looks like at the University of Mississippi: a thread. On Thursday, the Institutes of Higher Learning--the governing body that oversees all public universities in MS--approved the U of

Charles Bowery Jr.

cmhexecdir

In order to remain a #PeopleFirst Army, we must be honest about our past, understanding and reckoning with moments that have held us back. Changing posts named for Confederate leaders,

P.J. Weber 🎙

PJ_Weber

Martial law and re-running the election: The Posse Comitatus Act, passed in 1878, prevented federal troops from supervising Confederate state elections during Reconstruction. Though initially it only applied to the

Civil War On This Day

CivilWarOTD

The Battle of Nashville commenced #OTD in 1864, as forces under General George Thomas attacked the positions held by John Bell Hood’s troops outside @NashvilleTenn. #CivilWar Hoping to draw troops

Timothy B. Lee

binarybits

There was nothing funny about what happened yesterday, but I think it's consistent with @DouthatNYT's argument that a lot of today's extremist "activism" is LARPing in pursuit of social media

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