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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

Opinion

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

News

Could Mississippi end up with two state flags? At this point, anything’s possible.

Rep. Greg Snowden has proposed a solution that hasn't really been considered until now: Give Mississippi two state ... 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