For Schools Parting Ways With Confederate Legacies, There Is No Clear Rubric Forward
You can’t go far in Northern Virginia without being reminded of the Civil War: The historical markers confront…
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Viewfinder: A Pro-Confederate Flag Demonstration in South Carolina
BC Johnson talks to demonstrators at the South Carolina Statehouse on July 10th, 2017, in Columbia, South Carolina.
New Orleans Removes the Second of Four Confederate Monuments
The statue of Jefferson Davis came down early Thursday morning.
The Long History of the Rhetoric Around Rape and Race
Whether it's the KKK's plans to protest the removal of the Confederate flag or Donald Trump's controversial commentary on Latino men, professor and critic Salamishah Tillet writes we should pay more attention to how little the rhetoric around rape has changed.
What Should Cities Do With Their Icons to White Supremacy?
Is removing them a sign that we're finally taking history seriously, or that we're uncomfortable with our past?
Pluralistic Ignorance and Retreat From the Confederate Flag
Have Southerners always been uncomfortable with the flag's history?
Most White Americans Don’t Support Black Protestors
A new survey measures Americans’ views on patriotism, protests, and American exceptionalism.
Remember, the Confederate Flag Has Unconscious Meanings
No matter people's conscious beliefs about the flag, it underscores racist mindsets.
The Image of a Confederate Flag Is Far From Harmless
A 2010 study found that it can activate anti-black bias in whites.