Monthly Archives: July 2023

The Week in Confederate Heritage

July 31, 2023 · by · in Neoconfederates, News Stories · Leave a comment

We begin this week with this article from Stone Mountain, Georgia. “Civil rights groups and other advocates denounced a concert series with Black performers dubbed ‘Soul Fest’ that is being held at a Georgia park replete with Confederate imagery, including a giant carving of Confederate leaders. Stone Mountain Park just outside Atlanta is where the […]

Exploring Gettysburg Through the Eyes of Its Black Citizens

July 30, 2023 · by · in Gettysburg, Periodicals · 2 Comments

This article by Scott Hartwig appeared in the November, 2020 issue of Civil War Times magazine. “Basil Biggs, James Warfield, and Abraham Brian (also spelled Bryan and Brien) were farmers on what would become the Gettysburg battlefield. Warfield also ran a highly regarded blacksmith shop, and Biggs was well known for his veterinary skills. What set them apart […]

Cities may be debating reparations, but here’s why most Americans oppose the idea

July 29, 2023 · by · in News Stories, Slavery · 1 Comment

Reparations is a subject we will probably hear more about in the future. This article tells us why a plurality of Americans oppose them. “Local reparations programs — in about a dozen cities and the state of California — have renewed hopes for an eventual national policy to compensate for slavery. But after decades of lobbying and three years […]

Professor Buzzkill: The Irish Slaves Myth

July 28, 2023 · by · in Historians, Internet, Neoconfederates, Slavery · Leave a comment

In this episode of the “Professor Buzzkill” podcast, Professor Joseph Coohill, aka “Professor Buzzkill,” eviscerates the racist myth that Irish people were held as slaves. You can access the podcast, along with a transcript, here.

CWTR Episode 1934: Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerners Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause

July 27, 2023 · by · in Books, Generals, Historians, Lee, Neoconfederates, News Stories · Leave a comment

This is an outstanding conversation between host Professor Gerald Prokopowicz and his guest, Professor [and Retired Brigadier General] Ty Seidule.

California and Reparations

July 26, 2023 · by · in News Stories, Slavery · 2 Comments

California is seriously studying how to implement reparations for slavery and other aspects of the racial oppression of African Americans. Several articles have discussed the ongoing proposals. Let’s look at this article from June 30. “The California Reparations Task Force publicly released its final report in Sacramento Thursday with a list of dozens of recommendations for state […]

Florida Defends Slavery and Blames African Americans for Being Murdered by White Supremacists

July 25, 2023 · by · in Historians, Neoconfederates, News Stories, Reconstruction, Slavery · Leave a comment

You’ve probably already seen the controversy over Florida’s new Black History curriculum, especially where the State Board of Education is mandating teaching, for one example, enslaved people learned skills that would be useful to them in their lives. This article tells us, “The Florida State Board of Education approved new rules Wednesday for how Black […]

The Week in Confederate Heritage

July 24, 2023 · by · in Neoconfederates, News Stories · Leave a comment

We begin this week with this excerpt from the New York Times column called “The Ethicist,” which looks at ethical questions we face in our daily lives. It begins with the question sent in by a reader: “I recently moved back home to Biloxi, Miss., and I’m wondering about visiting the lavish grounds of Beauvoir, […]

The Arsenal of History

July 23, 2023 · by · in Periodicals, References · Leave a comment

This article by Harold E. Mahan comes from Civil War History, Volume XXIX, No. 1, March, 1983, pages 5-27. It gives us the story of The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, popularly known as “the Official Records,” or simply “the OR.” The OR is […]

The Little-Known Underground Railroad That Ran South to Mexico

July 22, 2023 · by · in Periodicals, Slavery · 1 Comment

I found this article regarding a little-known aspect of the Underground Railroad. “The Underground Railroad ran south as well as north. For enslaved people in Texas, refuge in Canada must have seemed impossibly far away. Fortunately, slavery was also illegal in Mexico. Researchers estimate 5,000 to 10,000 people escaped from bondage into Mexico, says Maria Hammack, who is writing […]

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