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If Only the Slaves Had Owned Guns | The Pragmatic Pundit
What is it about the right-wing lunatics that makes them always lob onto Civil Rights or the Black experience to justify their extreme ignorance, paranoia and bigotry? Larry Ward, chairman of “
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McCartney: McDonnell was right to scrap Confederate History Month, but will rest of Va. GOP follow his admirable lead?
Washington :: DC :: USA | 2 years ago
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Columnist Text Size Gov. Bob McDonnell deserves applause for fully confessing past error and scrapping Confederate History Month in Virginia. Now the question is whether the rest of the state Republican party will follow his admirable lead in
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Half U.S. backs Confederate History Month
Washington :: DC :: USA | 3 years ago
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Half of U.S. residents support proclaiming Confederate History Month, a new poll reports. Almost one-third support a ban on public displays of Confederate symbols, while 43 percent oppose a ban, Angus Reid Public Opinion said Tuesday. Governors in
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Va. seeks balance to mark war
Bull Run :: VA :: USA | 3 years ago
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When Virginia and the rest of the nation set out to mark the 100th anniversary of the Civil War in 1961, the party got off to a rocky start. Intricate plans were made to mark the military conquests of the Confederate and Union armies, but little
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Conservatives rethink McDonnell
Washington :: DC :: USA | 3 years ago
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After eight years of Democratic rule, Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell was seen by conservatives as a political savior, someone who would restore the state's right-leaning policies and traditions. But less than four months into his term, many
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Confederate Memorial Day.
Athens :: AL :: USA | 3 years ago
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Johnson Jr. Thursday, April 22, 2010 Monday, April 26th, is Confederate Memorial Day in Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Kansas and Mississippi. The Constitution of the Confederates States of America will be exhibited from 8:00 am until 5:00
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Black History & Religion
History is the study of the human past. The past has left many traditions, folk tales, and works of art, archaeological objects, and books and written records of our accomplishments. Historians have been recording the events of history since the
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Leave confederate history in the past | Lola Adesioye
London :: United Kingdom | 3 years ago
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Leave confederate history in the past Virginia governor Bob McDonnell wants to celebrate confederate history – but it is inextricably linked to slavery There's no shortage of events to create uproar in America. A couple of weeks ago it was caused by
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Va. gov's office, black fraternity members to meet
Charlotte :: TX :: USA | 3 years ago
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Members of a black fraternity at the College of William and Mary plan to meet with Gov. Bob McDonnell to discuss the contentious issue of Confederate History Month. The Williamsburg college's Alpha Phi Alpha chapter cited McDonnell's proclamation
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Dewormed but Not De-Squirmed
Pleasanton :: CA :: USA | 3 years ago
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Where is the Tea Party when you really need it? Last weekend, Santa Barbara witnessed the rawest display of preemptive government police power ever with nary a squeak from anyone, let alone those ever-outraged contrarians favoring three-cornered hats.
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