Opinion
Why was the Confederacy so obsessively devoted to preserving slavery?
As the great historian C. Vann Woodward told us, “Nowhere else did a slave society wage a life-and-death ... Read more
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How the states’ rights argument was used as a mask to hide the hideousness of white supremacy
States' rights were merely means to an end. As such, they were tactics subject to change. Read more
Opinion
Mississippi honors Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which is ridiculous and should stop
There’s no denying Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert E. Lee are both significant figures in American history. ... Read more
Opinion
Why we can’t forget we were once willing to destroy America over the issue of race
It remains our Great Republic’s Achilles’ heel. With ethno-racial bigotry on the rise once more, to deny all ... Read more
Opinion
Roy Moore's endorsement of American family values before the Civil War disregards the sins of slavery
Hailing the family values of the slavery era while discounting the sins of slavery against those values is ... Read more
Opinion
Joe Rogers: Trying to make sense of Alabama
As a native Mississippian, I don’t get Alabama. Read more
News
New Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, Museum of Mississippi History will work together to tell the state's story
The two museums, which will open to the public Dec. 9 in Jackson, share a building and tell ... Read more
Opinion
Confederate monuments paint a false view of history that should be erased
Concern about erasing history by eliminating Confederate monuments is ironic considering most of them tell a false version ... Read more